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                 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WILDWATER RACING 1998
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER). May 24th, 1998
 
Team-Events.
 
MEN. KAJAK SINGLE (K-1)                                   
 
 1. Graille-Fargier-Calliet                       FRA    16:12,23
 2. Gickler-Wohlers-Koelmann                      GER    16:12,61
 3. Mercati-Mulazzi-Pontarollo                    ITA    16:18,24
 4. Martin-Dooney-Cox                             NZL    16:44,71
 5. Knebel-Mruzek-Marek                           CZE    16:50,85
 6. Testen-Kavs-Veres                             SLO    16:54,00
 7. Wilson-Mason-Tordoff                          GBR    16:55,74
 8. Christiansen-Muir-Dalziel                     AUS    17:13,37
 9. Briedl-Bliem-Hudetz                           AUT    17:14,76
10. Meermans-Giddens-Deprins                      BEL    17:34,44
11. Rusnak-Zizmarik-Orokocky                      SVK    17:39,06
12. Sierra-Heredia-Maier                          MEX    19:52,44
13. Arozi-Daher-Falante                           BRA    20:41,00
14. Kawanishi-Ishikawa-Suzuki                     JAP    20:58,48
15. Lutz-Beck-Lawry                               USA    21:11,29
16. Petrovic-Savic-Vesic                          YUG    22:29,28
17. Saganovic-Domuzin-Midzic                      BIH    24:05,52
(17 Teams)
  
MEN. CANADIEN SINGLE (C-1)
 
 1. Santamaria-Derouineau-Koskas                  FRA    18:16,83
 2. Piccioli-Panato-Spelli                        ITA    18:44,00
 3. Bittel-Stiefebhoefer-Schwarz                  GER    19:01,90
 4. Sulic-Kancler-Horvat                          SLO    19:07,21
 5. Novosad-Camek-Hajsky                          CZE    19:19,10
 6. Kleberc-Soska-Danik                           SVK    20:39,70
 7. Sampsel-Beavers-Smith                         USA    22:10,50
 8. Lepan-Hohnjec-Cokor                           CRO    24:46,45
(8 Teams)
 
MEN. CANADIEN DOUBLE (C-2)
 
 1. Vala/Slucik-Suzek/Grega-Hochschorner/
    Hochschorner                                 SVK     18:13,93
 2. Fahlbusch/Fahlbusch-Knittel/Dajek-Simon
    Müller                                       GER     18:17,92
 3. Edin/Derouineau-Bironneau/Lagrange-
    Baechler/Baylacq                             FRA     18:20,57
 4. Krejci/Mruzek-Knobloch/Samanek-Kalos/
    Smolka                                       CZE     19:34,47
 5. Clough/Clough-Waaling/Walling-Belbin/Caunt   GBR     20:28,68
 6. Crnkovic/Zupanic-Sedlar/Perestedi-
    Mujcinovic/Pecek                             CRO     22:30,93
 7. Overdorf/Vorwerk-Bailey/Bailey-Albright/
    Scott                                        USA     23:43,02
(7 teams)           
 
WOMEN. KAJAK SINGLE (K-1)
 
 1. Thiebaut-Sautour-Crochet                     FRA     18:09,03
 2. Fuesser-Schlautmann-Brokof                   GER     18:27,91
 3. Strnadova-Zichova-Zichova                    CZE     18:54,82
 4. Hollerieth-Schlitzer-Profanter               AUT     19:05,56
 5. Amstutz-Domenghino-Eichenberger              SUI     19:23,61
 6. Berry-Chance-Parsons                         GBR     19:55,55
(6 teams)
 
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