# 2002 European Canoe Slalom Championships

The 2002 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Bratislava, Slovakia between 12 and 14 July 2002 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 4th edition of the senior championships. It was also the 1st edition of the Under 23 European Championships, which in the following years were held together with the Junior European Championships. The team events were held as an open event for both senior and U23 athletes. Countries were allowed to enter two teams in each team event. The races took place at the Čunovo Water Sports Centre on an offshoot of the Danube river.

## Medal summary
### Men's results
#### Canoe
##### Senior

| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
| C1 | Mariusz Wieczorek (POL) | 206.17 | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 208.70 | Jan Benzien (GER) | 211.50 |
| C1 team | Slovakia Michal Martikán Juraj Minčík Alexander Slafkovský | 232.77 | Germany Stefan Pfannmöller Jan Benzien Sören Kaufmann | 237.22 | Poland Mariusz Wieczorek Krzysztof Bieryt Grzegorz Wójs | 239.60 |
| C2 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 214.73 | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | 215.58 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Volf Ondřej Štěpánek | 219.27 |
| C2 team | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner & Peter Hochschorner Milan Kubáň & Marián Olejník Pavol Hric & Roman Vajs | 246.59 | France Philippe Quémerais & Yann Le Pennec Martin Braud & Cédric Forgit Alexandre Lauvergne & Nathanael Fouquet | 250.37 | Germany Kai Walter & Frank Henze Kay Simon & Robby Simon André Ehrenberg & Michael Senft | 256.21 |

##### U23

| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
| C1 | Jon Ergüín (ESP) | 214.54 | Alexander Slafkovský (SVK) | 214.67 | Christian Bahmann (GER) | 215.82 |
| C2 | Slovakia Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | 225.14 | France Remy Gaspard Julien Gaspard | 226.21 | France Martin Braud Cédric Forgit | 227.78 |

#### Kayak
##### Senior

| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
| K1 | Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) | 199.51 | Helmut Oblinger (AUT) | 200.56 | Peter Cibák (SVK) | 201.74 |
| K1 team | Germany Thomas Becker Thomas Schmidt Claus Suchanek | 109.90 | Czech Republic Ondřej Raab Ivan Pišvejc Tomáš Kobes | 110.80 | Slovakia Peter Cibák Ján Šajbidor Tomáš Mráz | 112.04 |

##### U23

| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
| K1 | Fabien Lefèvre (FRA) | 204.62 | Friedemann Barthel (GER) | 206.56 | Jan Kobes (CZE) | 208.63 |

### Women's results
#### Kayak
##### Senior

| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
| K1 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 219.50 | Irena Pavelková (CZE) | 223.15 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 225.62 |
| K1 team | Czech Republic Marie Řihošková Irena Pavelková Štěpánka Hilgertová | 250.89 | Slovakia Elena Kaliská Gabriela Stacherová Gabriela Zamišková | 258.27 | France Anne-Lise Bardet Anne-Line Poncet Mathilde Pichery | 272.16 |

##### U23

| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
| K1 | Kateřina Hošková (CZE) | 232.41 | Laura Blakeman (GBR) | 235.44 | Aline Tornare (FRA) | 236.82 |

## Medal tables
### Senior

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Slovakia (SVK) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

### Under 23

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |

### Total

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Slovakia (SVK) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |