# 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were the 40th edition of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The event took place from 24 to 29 September 2019 in La Seu d'Urgell, Catalonia, Spain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation (ICF). The events took place at the Segre Olympic Park which also hosted the canoe slalom events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. La Seu d'Urgell hosted the championships for the third time after previously hosting the event in 1999 and 2009.
As is traditional in a pre-Olympic year, the Championships also doubled as the primary qualification event for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The top placed boats (subject to a limit of one per nation) earned their NOCs a qualification quota. 18 qualification spots were available in the K1 events, and eleven in the C1.
Seu also hosted the Wildwater Canoeing World Championships as part of the same event.

## Schedule

Nine medal events were contested.
All times listed are UTC+2.
| Date | Starting Time | Events |
| 25 September | 09:00 | C1M, K1W, K1M, C1W teams |
| 26 September | 09:00 | C1M, K1W heats – 1st run |
| 26 September | 12:30 | C1M, K1W heats – 2nd run |
| 27 September | 09:00 | C1W, K1M heats – 1st run |
| 27 September | 12:25 | C1W, K1M heats – 2nd run |
| 28 September | 09:03 | C1M, K1W semifinals |
| 28 September | 12:03 | C1M, K1W finals |
| 29 September | 08:33 | C1W, K1M semifinals |
| 29 September | 12:03 | C1W, K1M finals |
| 29 September | 15:00 | C2Mx semifinal |
| 29 September | 16:10 | C2Mx final |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP)* | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |

### Men
#### Canoe

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C1 | Cédric Joly France | 90.84 | Ander Elosegi Spain | 91.35 | Luka Božič Slovenia | 91.92 |
| C1 team | Slovakia Alexander Slafkovský Michal Martikán Matej Beňuš | 94.38 | Spain Ander Elosegi Miquel Travé Luis Fernández | 97.43 | Russia Kirill Setkin Dmitrii Khramtsov Pavel Kotov | 98.62 |

#### Kayak

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K1 | Jiří Prskavec Czech Republic | 84.26 | David Llorente Spain | 85.96 | Joan Crespo Spain | 87.22 |
| K1 team | Spain David Llorente Samuel Hernanz Joan Crespo | 89.87 | Czech Republic Jiří Prskavec Vít Přindiš Vavřinec Hradilek | 90.86 | Poland Dariusz Popiela Michał Pasiut Krzysztof Majerczak | 93.69 |

### Women
#### Canoe

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C1 | Andrea Herzog Germany | 100.52 | Jessica Fox Australia | 101.46 | Nadine Weratschnig Austria | 106.45 |
| C1 team | Australia Jessica Fox Noemie Fox Rosalyn Lawrence | 117.97 | Spain Núria Vilarrubla Klara Olazabal Ainhoa Lameiro | 121.72 | Czech Republic Tereza Fišerová Eva Říhová Kateřina Havlíčková | 124.48 |

#### Kayak

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K1 | Eva Terčelj Slovenia | 94.27 | Jessica Fox Australia | 94.69 | Luuka Jones New Zealand | 94.77 |
| K1 team | Great Britain Mallory Franklin Fiona Pennie Kimberley Woods | 103.96 | Czech Republic Kateřina Kudějová Veronika Vojtová Amálie Hilgertová | 104.16 | Russia Ekaterina Perova Marta Kharitonova Alsu Minazova | 104.19 |

### Mixed
#### Canoe

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C2 | Tereza Fišerová Jakub Jáně Czech Republic | 109.65 | Aleksandra Stach Marcin Pochwała Poland | 113.36 | Jan Mašek Veronika Vojtová Czech Republic | 114.57 |

## Olympic qualification

The 2019 World Championships also served as a main qualification event in each of the individual boat classes. The following nations each qualified a boat in the stated event:
Qualified boats for Tokyo 2020 from the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships :
| Men's K-1 (18) | Men's C-1 (11) | Women's K-1 (18) | Women's C-1 (11) |
| Czech Republic Great Britain Portugal ROC Australia Spain Slovakia France Germany Canada Italy Austria Switzerland Slovenia United States Brazil Sweden New Zealand | France Poland Slovenia Slovakia Switzerland Ireland Spain Canada Croatia Czech Republic Great Britain | Czech Republic Slovakia Austria Ukraine France Great Britain New Zealand Poland United States Netherlands Germany Andorra Brazil Spain Slovenia Australia Italy ROC | Spain Australia Andorra Germany New Zealand Czech Republic Austria Brazil United States Great Britain Italy |
Great Britain, the Czech Republic and Spain achieved qualification in all four classes, and thus joined host Japan in completing their qualification pathway for Canoe slalom at the 2020 Games. Further events providing opportunities to qualify for other nations will take place throughout 2020.