# 1996 Canoe Slalom World Cup

The 1996 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of five races in 4 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 9th edition. The series consisted of 4 regular world cup races and the world cup final.

## Calendar

| Label | Venue | Date |
| World Cup Race 1 | Ocoee | 19–21 April |
| World Cup Race 2 | La Seu d'Urgell | 8–9 June |
| World Cup Race 3 | Augsburg | 15–16 June |
| World Cup Race 4 | Prague | 24–25 August |
| World Cup Final | Três Coroas | 23–29 September |

## Final standings

The winner of each world cup race was awarded 25 points. The points scale reached down to 1 point for 15th place. Only the best two results of each athlete from the first 4 world cups plus the result from the world cup final counted for the final world cup standings. If two or more athletes or boats were equal on points, the ranking was determined by their positions in the world cup final.
| C1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 Patrice Estanguet (FRA)65 2 Sören Kaufmann (GER)42 3 Michal Martikán (SVK)40 4 David Hearn (USA)38 5 Lukáš Pollert (CZE)38 6 Martin Lang (GER)34 7 Tony Estanguet (FRA)33 8 David Jančar (CZE)32 9 Adam Clawson (USA)31 10 Simon Hočevar (SLO)28 | C2 men Pos Athletes Points 1 Frank Adisson/Wilfrid Forgues (FRA)75 2 Ueli Matti/Peter Matti (SUI)51 3 Marek Jiras/Tomáš Máder (CZE)49 4 Fritz Haller/Lecky Haller (USA)45 5 Milan Kubáň/Marián Olejník (SVK)39 6 Éric Biau/Bertrand Daille (FRA)32 7 Miroslav Šimek/Jiří Rohan (CZE)31 8 Petr Štercl/Pavel Štercl (CZE)23 9 Manfred Berro/Michael Trummer (GER)20 9 Thierry Saidi/Emmanuel del Rey (FRA)20 |
| K1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 Thomas Becker (GER)60 2 Scott Shipley (USA)57 3 Fedja Marušič (SLO)55 4 Jochen Lettmann (GER)39 5 Paul Ratcliffe (GBR)38 6 Enrico Lazzarotto (ITA)36 7 Ian Wiley (IRL)25 7 Vincent Fondeviole (FRA)25 9 Michael Reys (NED)24 10 Andrew Raspin (GBR)24 | K1 women Pos Athlete Points 1 Lynn Simpson (GBR)59 2 Elisabeth Micheler-Jones (GER)55 3 Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE)50 4 Cristina Giai Pron (ITA)44 5 Marcela Sadilová (CZE)43 6 Elena Kaliská (SVK)42 7 Rachel Crosbee (GBR)38 8 Evi Huss (GER)32 9 Cathy Hearn (USA)31 10 Brigitte Guibal (FRA)30 |

## Results
### World Cup Race 1

The first world cup race of the season took place at the Ocoee Whitewater Center, Tennessee from 19 to 21 April.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 162.87 | Patrice Estanguet (FRA) | 165.87 | Emmanuel Brugvin (FRA) | 166.02 |
| C2 men | France Frank Adisson Wilfrid Forgues | 171.34 | France Thierry Saidi Emmanuel del Rey | 172.72 | Czech Republic Petr Štercl Pavel Štercl | 175.65 |
| K1 men | Scott Shipley (USA) | 148.70 | Thomas Becker (GER) | 149.18 | Jochen Lettmann (GER) | 154.41 |
| K1 women | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 175.10 | Elisabeth Micheler-Jones (GER) | 175.61 | Kordula Striepecke (GER) | 179.69 |

### World Cup Race 2

The second world cup race of the season took place at the Segre Olympic Park in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain from 8 to 9 June.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| C1 men | Patrice Estanguet (FRA) | David Jančar (CZE) | Justin Boocock (AUS) |
| C2 men | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | Switzerland Ueli Matti Peter Matti | France Pierre Luquet Christophe Luquet |
| K1 men | Ian Wiley (IRL) | Scott Shipley (USA) | Jochen Lettmann (GER) |
| K1 women | Lynn Simpson (GBR) | Cristina Giai Pron (ITA) | Marcela Sadilová (CZE) |

### World Cup Race 3

The third world cup race of the season took place at the Augsburg Eiskanal, Germany from 15 to 16 June.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Martin Lang (GER) | 115.68 | Sören Kaufmann (GER) | 116.61 | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 118.21 |
| C2 men | France Frank Adisson Wilfrid Forgues | 124.96 | United States Fritz Haller Lecky Haller | 125.35 | Germany André Ehrenberg Michael Senft | 125.77 |
| K1 men | Fedja Marušič (SLO) | 110.37 | Thomas Becker (GER) | 110.55 | Scott Shipley (USA) | 110.98 |
| K1 women | Elisabeth Micheler-Jones (GER) | 127.72 | Rachel Crosbee (GBR) | 129.57 | Evi Huss (GER) | 130.75 |

### World Cup Race 4

The fourth world cup race of the season took place at the Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre, Czech Republic from 24 to 25 August.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 121.53 | Lukáš Pollert (CZE) | 122.13 | Yves Narduzzi (FRA) | 123.31 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Milan Kubáň Marián Olejník | 134.32 | Czech Republic Miroslav Šimek Jiří Rohan | 139.55 | France Gérard Menissier Claude Menissier | 139.73 |
| K1 men | Enrico Lazzarotto (ITA) | 118.79 | Vincent Fondeviole (FRA) | 118.95 | Fedja Marušič (SLO) | 118.98 |
| K1 women | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 132.19 | Marcela Sadilová (CZE) | 132.81 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 134.72 |

### World Cup Final

The final world cup race of the season took place in Três Coroas, Brazil from 23 to 29 September.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Adam Clawson (USA) | 126.03 | Patrice Estanguet (FRA) | 126.73 | David Hearn (USA) | 127.54 |
| C2 men | France Frank Adisson Wilfrid Forgues | 137.00 | Switzerland Ueli Matti Peter Matti | 138.21 | United States Fritz Haller Lecky Haller | 138.34 |
| K1 men | Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) | 116.70 | Thomas Becker (GER) | 117.33 | Fedja Marušič (SLO) | 119.14 |
| K1 women | Lynn Simpson (GBR) | 134.18 | Brigitte Guibal (FRA) | 135.70 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 136.15 |