# 2009 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships

The 2009 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia from 22 to 26 July 2009 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA) at the Ondrej Cibak Whitewater Slalom Course. It was the 11th edition of the competition for Juniors (U18) and the 7th edition for the Under 23 category. A total of 16 medal events took place.

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

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C1 | Patrik Gajarský (SVK) | 107.37 | Ruslan Sayfiev (RUS) | 109.42 | Jeremy Moreaux (FRA) | 112.53 |
| C1 team | Poland Kacper Gondek Arkadiusz Nieć Konrad Bobrowski | 122.56 | Czech Republic Martin Říha František Jordán Michal Pešek | 123.40 | Russia Ruslan Sayfiev Alexey Shimko Kirill Setkin | 124.44 |
| C2 | Jonáš Kašpar/Marek Šindler (CZE) | 115.55 | Dariusz Chlebek/Patryk Brzeziński (POL) | 118.76 | Rhys Davies/Matthew Lister (GBR) | 118.96 |
| C2 team | Poland Dariusz Chlebek/Patryk Brzeziński Kamil Gondek/Andrzej Poparda Filip Brzeziński/Andrzej Brzeziński | 129.18 | Czech Republic Jonáš Kašpar/Marek Šindler Martin Říha/Jaroslav Strnad Jakub Hojda/Tomáš Macášek | 141.24 | Germany Elias Putz/Sebastian Böhm Gabriel Holzapfel/Merlin Holzapfel Holger Gerdes/Jan-Phillip Eckert | 144.48 |

##### U23

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C1 | Matej Beňuš (SVK) | 104.64 | Karol Rozmuš (SVK) | 105.90 | Ander Elosegi (ESP) | 106.54 |
| C1 team | Slovenia Benjamin Savšek Jure Lenarčič Anže Berčič | 115.47 | France Denis Gargaud Chanut Pierre-Antoine Tillard Pierre Berthelot-Kleck | 119.02 | Russia Pavel Bizyaev Maxim Obraztsov Stepan Novikov | 119.82 |
| C2 | Kai Müller/Kevin Müller (GER) | 113.56 | Luka Božič/Sašo Taljat (SLO) | 115.41 | Robert Gotvald/Jan Vlček (CZE) | 115.60 |
| C2 team | France Hugo Biso/Pierre Picco Aymeric Maynadier/Sébastien Perilhou Mathieu Fougere/Thomas Fougere | 122.81 | Germany Mathias Westphal/Paul Jork Simon Auerbach/Florian Schubert Kai Müller/Kevin Müller | 130.14 | Czech Republic Robert Gotvald/Jan Vlček Tomáš Koplík/Jakub Vrzáň Ondřej Karlovský/Jakub Jáně | 136.82 |

#### Kayak
##### Junior

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K1 | Martin Halčin (SVK) | 98.81 | Michał Pasiut (POL) | 101.00 | Tobias Kargl (GER) | 103.51 |
| K1 team | Italy Zeno Ivaldi Luca Colazingari Giovanni De Gennaro | 115.38 | Great Britain Thomas Brady Joe Clarke Joseph Coombs | 115.45 | Slovakia Martin Halčin Matúš Hujsa Filip Machaj | 118.25 |

##### U23

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K1 | Vavřinec Hradilek (CZE) | 96.38 | Boris Neveu (FRA) | 100.94 | Samuel Hernanz (ESP) | 101.80 |
| K1 team | France Sébastien Combot Boris Neveu Benoît Guillaume | 105.93 | Germany Jürgen Kraus Paul Böckelmann Hannes Aigner | 110.25 | Slovenia Martin Albreht Simon Artelj Gregor Brovinsky | 110.64 |

### Women
#### Kayak
##### Junior

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K1 | Stefanie Horn (GER) | 114.74 | Nouria Newman (FRA) | 118.04 | Ricarda Funk (GER) | 118.99 |
| K1 team | France Estelle Mangin Nouria Newman Gaelle Tosser-Roussey | 132.89 | Great Britain Natalie Wilson Claire Kimberley Bethan Latham | 136.18 | Czech Republic Anna Bustová Pavlína Zástěrová Barbora Valíková | 138.81 |

##### U23

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K1 | Kateřina Kudějová (CZE) | 109.28 | Cindy Pöschel (GER) | 111.51 | Natalia Pacierpnik (POL) | 113.00 |
| K1 team | Germany Cindy Pöschel Michaela Grimm Jacqueline Horn | 131.55 | France Marie-Zélia Lafont Caroline Loir Laura Mangin | 135.03 | Czech Republic Eva Ornstová Kateřina Kudějová Miroslava Urbanová | 136.54 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France (FRA) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Slovakia (SVK) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |