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                 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WILDWATER RACING 1998
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER). May 23th, 1998
 
 
MEN. KAJAK SINGLE (K-1)                                   
 
 1. Thoma KOELMANN                 GER   15:34,98
 2. Mikael FARGIER                 FRA   15:45,86
 3. Gilles CALLIET                 FRA   15:56,48
 4. Florian WOHLERS                GER   15:56,50
 5. Carlo MERCATI                  ITA   15:58,95
 6. Markus GICKLER                 GER   16:01,23
 7. Robert PONTAROLLO              ITA   16:01,90
 8. Robert KNEBEL                  CZE   16:04,03
 9. Cesare MULAZZI                 ITA   16:04,21
10. Aaron COX                      NZL   16:04,90
11. Philippe GRAILLE               FRA   16:05,74
12. Nicolas DESMERGER              FRA   16:11,45
13. Rupert WAGNER                  GER   16:12,83
14. Matt DALZIEL                   AUS   16:13,34
15. Hans MEERSMANS                 BEL   16:15,26
16. Phillip DOONEY                 NZL   16:19,84
17. Kimmo HARIKOSKI                FIN   16:25,45
18. Peter LÜTHI                    SUI   16:27,21
19. Miran VERES                    SLO   16:27,24
20. Andrew MARTIN                  NZL   16:28,97
21. Kamil MRUZEK                   CZE   16:29,31
22. Vasja KAVS                     SLO   16:29,45
23. Ian TORDOFF                    GBR   16:29,79
24. Dejan TESTEN                   SLO   16:33,60
25. Marco SALVAN                   ITA   16:34,99
(68 boats)
 
 
MEN. CANADIEN SINGLE (C-1)
 
 1. Vladi PANATO                   ITA   17:29,07
 2. Olaf SCHWARZ                   GER   17:36,30
 3. Stefan STIEFENHÖFER            GER   17:37,60
 4. Mirko SPELLI                   ITA   17:44,82
 5. Thierry DEROUINEAU             FRA   17:49,76
 6. Stephane SANTAMARIA            FRA   18:00,19
 7. Borut HORVAT                   SLO   18:00,36
 8. Oliver KOSKAS                  FRA   18:12,33
 9. Josko KANCLER                  SLO   18:14,59
10. Emmanuel FLOUVAT               FRA   18:21,51
11. Robert KLEBERC                 SVK   18:24,29
12. Tomislav HOHNJEC               CRO   18:32,85
13. Lukas NOVOSAD                  CZE   18:34,63
14. Maurizio PICCIOLI              ITA   18:40,00
15. Tomislav LEPAN                 CRO   18:40,83
16. Goran COKOR                    CRO   18:45,62
17. Primoz SULIC                   SLO   18:46,45
18. Oliver BITTEL                  GER   18:47,65
19. Robert PUMPHREY                GBR   18:48,51
20. Petr CAMEK                     CZE   18:58,81
(30 boats)           
 
 
MEN. CANADIEN DOUBLE (C-2)
 
 1. Gregor SIMON/Peter MÜLLER               GER   17:20,78
 2. Vladimar VALA/Jaroslav SLUCIK           SVK   17:21,16
 3. Bertrand BAECHLER/Didier BAYLACQ        FRA   17:28,36
 4. Rodolphe EDIN/Christophe DEROUINEAU     FRA   17:42,10
 5. Pavel HOCHSCHORNER/Peter HOCHSCHORNER   SVK   17:47,76
 6. Andreas DAJEK/Ulrich KNITTEL            GER   17:48,76
 7. Lutz FAHLBUSCH/Ulrich FAHLBUSCH         GER   17:59,85
 8. Cedric BIRONNEAU/Frederic LAGRANGE      FRA   18:01,11
 9. Christian ANDREE/Patrick DRIESCH        GER   18:03,66
10. Tomas KNOBLOCH/Pavel SAMANEK            CZE   18:57,81
11. David BELBIN/Phil CAUNT                 GBR   18:59,39
12. Mario PECEK/Emir MUJCINOVIC             CRO   19:08,15
13. Martin KALOS/Martin SMOLKA              CZE   19:22,86
14. Andrew CLOUGH/IAIN CLOUGH               GBR   19:32,10
15. David BAUSTEIN/Daniel BAUSTEIN          CZE   19:34,78
16. Tomislav CRNKOVIC/Nikola ZUPANIC        CRO   19:45,33
17. Terry WALLING/Gordon WALLING            GBR   20:26,86
18. Michael VORWERK/Scott OVERDORF          USA   20:27,45
19. Zlatko SEDLAR/Stepjan PERESTEGI         CRO   20:51,96
20. Reid BAILEY/Russell BAILEY              USA   21:57,25
(22 boats)           
 
WOMEN. KAJAK SINGLE (K-1)
 
 1. Claudia BROKHOF                         GER   17:14,37
 2. Uschi PROFANTER                         AUT   17:14,57
 3. Anne-Blandine CROCHET                   FRA   17:22,58
 4. Magalie THIEBAUT                        FRA   17:30,66
 5. Silke SCHLAUTMANN                       GER   17:46,73
 6. Sabine EICHENBERGER                     SUI   17:48,02
 7. Michaela STRNADOVA                      CZE   17:50,10
 8. Anne-Fleur SAUTOUR                      FRA   18:01,53
 9. Stephanie LHOMME                        FRA   18:07,51
10. Marnie FORNUSEK                         NZL   18:09,51
11. Cynthia BERRY                           GBR   18:12,41
12. Lucka CANKAR                            SLO   18:14,53
13. Sabine FUESSER                          GER   18:15,07
14. Sabina HOLLERIETH                       AUT   18:19,13
15. Claudia ANDREE                          GER   18:20,41
16. Tina PARSONS                            GBR   18:21,21
17. Kristin AMSTUTZ                         SUI   18:27,97
18. Pavla ZICHOVA                           CZE   18:30,11
19. Katerina ZICHOVA                        CZE   18:40,04
20. Karolina KRIZKOVA                       CZE   18:53,51
(24 boats)
 
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