# 2021 World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships

The 2021 ICF World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 6 to 11 July 2021, under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 22nd edition of the competition for Juniors (U18) and the 9th edition for the Under 23 category.

## Medal summary
### Men
#### Canoe
##### Junior

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C1 | Martino Barzon Italy | 91.92 | Martin Kratochvíl Czech Republic | 92.19 | Adam Král Czech Republic | 93.78 |
| C1 team | Czech Republic Adam Král Martin Kratochvíl Matyáš Říha | 96.80 | France Mewen Debliquy Quentin Maillefer Tanguy Adisson | 105.33 | Germany Benjamin Kies Konrad Ginzel Franz Gosse | 106.21 |

##### U23

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C1 | Nicolas Gestin France | 86.27 | Jules Bernardet France | 87.39 | Václav Chaloupka Czech Republic | 88.83 |
| C1 team | Slovenia Nejc Polenčič Juš Javornik Urh Turnšek | 93.80 | Czech Republic Václav Chaloupka Vojtěch Heger Matyáš Lhota | 94.64 | France Nicolas Gestin Jules Bernardet Alexis Bobon | 94.72 |

#### Kayak
##### Junior

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K1 | Titouan Castryck France | 85.01 | Martin Rudorfer Czech Republic | 85.82 | Jan Locnikar Slovenia | 88.85 |
| K1 team | Slovenia Jan Locnikar Urban Gajšek Jakob Šavli | 95.97 | Czech Republic Martin Rudorfer Matyáš Novák Jakub Mrázek | 96.95 | France Oskar Hillion Titouan Castryck Edouard Chenal | 97.69 |
| Extreme Canoe Slalom | Kaelin Friedenson United States | | Martin Rudorfer Czech Republic | | George Snook New Zealand | |

##### U23

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K1 | Jakub Krejčí Czech Republic | 81.89 | Jonny Dickson Great Britain | 84.25 | Christopher Bowers Great Britain | 84.55 |
| K1 team | Czech Republic Jakub Krejčí Jan Bárta Tomáš Zima | 88.09 | France Anatole Delassus Malo Quéméneur Simon Hene | 92.41 | Germany Noah Hegge Tim Bremer Thomas Strauss | 92.57 |
| Extreme Canoe Slalom | Dimitri Marx Switzerland | | Jan Rohrer Switzerland | | Jakub Brzeziński Poland | |

### Women
#### Canoe
##### Junior

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C1 | Klára Kneblová Czech Republic | 101.59 | Tereza Kneblová Czech Republic | 102.18 | Evy Leibfarth United States | 107.10 |
| C1 team | Czech Republic Tereza Kneblová Klára Kneblová Lucie Doležalová | 110.61 | Germany Paulina Pirro Lucie Krech Zola Lewandowski | 129.06 | Slovakia Zuzana Paňková Ivana Chlebová Ema Diešková | 138.76 |

##### U23

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C1 | Bethan Forrow Great Britain | 100.62 | Emanuela Luknárová Slovakia | 101.43 | Elena Apel Germany | 101.60 |
| C1 team | Czech Republic Martina Satková Gabriela Satková Eva Říhová | 112.33 | France Angèle Hug Doriane Delassus Fanchon Janssen | 114.23 | Slovakia Simona Glejteková Soňa Stanovská Emanuela Luknárová | 118.78 |

#### Kayak
##### Junior

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K1 | Evy Leibfarth United States | 93.52 | Emma Vuitton France | 98.23 | Zuzana Paňková Slovakia | 98.97 |
| K1 team | Germany Hannah Süss Paulina Pirro Lucie Krech | 108.08 | Czech Republic Klára Kneblová Tereza Kneblová Amélie Červenková | 116.05 | Slovenia Helena Domajnko Sara Belingar Ula Skok | 119.19 |
| Extreme Canoe Slalom | Jessica Duc Switzerland | | Marina Novysh Russia | | Tereza Kneblová Czech Republic | |

##### U23

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K1 | Coline Charel France | 99.10 | Romane Prigent France | 99.24 | Ria Sribar United States | 99.42 |
| K1 team | France Angèle Hug Romane Prigent Coline Charel | 101.09 | Slovakia Soňa Stanovská Michaela Haššová Kristína Ďurecová | 104.24 | Germany Elena Apel Franziska Hanke Nele Gosse | 106.39 |
| Extreme Canoe Slalom | Nikita Setchell Great Britain | | Martina Satková Czech Republic | | Antonie Galušková Czech Republic | |

### Mixed
#### Canoe
##### Junior

Only three boats from two countries entered the mixed C2 junior event, which meant that no medals were awarded. A minimum of 6 countries is required for an event to count as a world championship.
| Event | First | First | Second | Second | Third | Third |
| C2 (non-medal event) | Marina Novysh Dmitrii Shestakov Russia | 110.61 | Wojciech Fabijański Alicja Bulera Poland | 118.16 | Valentina Vybornova Sergei Smirnov Russia | 123.28 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Slovenia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Slovenia (SLO)* | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |