# 2024 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships

The 2024 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Kraków, Poland from 15 to 18 August 2024 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 26th edition of the competition for the Juniors (U18) and the 22nd edition for the Under 23 category.
Kraków hosted the event for the 6th time. Previously the championships took place in Kraków in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2015 and 2020.
24 sets of medals were awarded, 12 in each age group. There were 8 canoe and 16 kayak events, including a brand new event called kayak cross individual, which also served as the qualification for the kayak cross elimination races.

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

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C1 | Žiga Lin Hočevar Slovenia | 93.32 | Martin Cornu France | 96.44 | Matej Trojanšek Slovenia | 96.83 |
| C1 team | France Martin Cornu Elouan Debliquy Titouan Estanguet | 110.11 | Spain Jan Vicente Oier Díaz Azuka Mbelu | 120.66 | Slovakia Patrik Riegel Branislav Čársky Dominik Egyházy | 122.02 |

##### Kayak

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K1 | Martin Cornu France | 84.78 | Žiga Lin Hočevar Slovenia | 85.20 | Michele Pistoni Italy | 87.37 |
| K1 team | France Martin Cornu Elouan Debliquy Titouan Estanguet | 108.81 | Czech Republic Michal Kopeček Jáchym Burger Martin Panzer | 110.50 | Germany Felix Sachers Kilian Käding Paul Lehner | 113.29 |
| Kayak cross individual | Martin Cornu France | 64.86 | Michele Pistoni Italy | 66.04 | Jonah Hanrahan Great Britain | 66.45 |
| Kayak cross | Filip Duda Slovakia | Filip Duda Slovakia | Jáchym Burger Czech Republic | Jáchym Burger Czech Republic | Žiga Lin Hočevar Slovenia | Žiga Lin Hočevar Slovenia |

#### Women
##### Canoe

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C1 | Valentýna Kočířová Czech Republic | 110.11 | Arina Kontchakov Great Britain | 110.24 | Christin Heydenreich Germany | 112.73 |
| C1 team | Czech Republic Valentýna Kočířová Markéta Štěpánková Natálie Erlová | 140.11 | Germany Neele Krech Christin Heydenreich Carolin Diemer | 153.02 | France Léna Quémérais Camille Brugvin Margot Lapeze | 157.04 |

##### Kayak

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K1 | Hanna Danek Poland | 100.34 | Bára Galušková Czech Republic | 101.86 | Markéta Hojdová Czech Republic | 102.86 |
| K1 team | Czech Republic Bára Galušková Markéta Hojdová Klára Mrázková | 123.39 | Great Britain Arina Kontchakov Zoe Blythe-Shields Sofia Alfer | 129.03 | Slovenia Naja Pinterič Ula Skok Sara Globokar | 132.43 |
| Kayak cross individual | Klára Mrázková Czech Republic | 71.60 | Eyleen Vuilleumier Switzerland | 73.31 | Naja Pinterič Slovenia | 73.61 |
| Kayak cross | Mina Blume Germany | Mina Blume Germany | Arina Kontchakov Great Britain | Arina Kontchakov Great Britain | Haizea Segura Spain | Haizea Segura Spain |

### Under 23
#### Men
##### Canoe

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C1 | Mewen Debliquy France | 88.40 | Adam Král Czech Republic | 90.17 | Kurts Rozentals Great Britain | 92.61 |
| C1 team | Slovenia Žiga Lin Hočevar Nejc Polenčič Juš Javornik | 108.69 | France Mewen Debliquy Yohann Senechault Tanguy Adisson | 112.96 | Great Britain Edward McDonald Luc Royle Kurts Rozentals | 117.06 |

##### Kayak

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K1 | Ben Haylett Great Britain | 85.20 | Leo Vuitton France | 85.94 | Edgar Paleau-Brasseur France | 86.29 |
| K1 team | Great Britain Sam Leaver Ben Haylett Jonny Dickson | 106.44 | France Anatole Delassus Leo Vuitton Edgar Paleau-Brasseur | 108.79 | Italy Xabier Ferrazzi Gabriele Grimandi Tommaso Panico | 109.05 |
| Kayak cross individual | Leo Vuitton France | 64.80 | Oleksandr Fedorenko Ukraine | 64.83 | Anatole Delassus France | 64.93 |
| Kayak cross | Miquel Farran Spain | Miquel Farran Spain | Sam Leaver Great Britain | Sam Leaver Great Britain | Anatole Delassus France | Anatole Delassus France |

#### Women
##### Canoe

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C1 | Eva Alina Hočevar Slovenia | 99.91 | Ellis Miller Great Britain | 102.96 | Emanuela Luknárová Slovakia | 104.46 |
| C1 team | Italy Marta Bertoncelli Elena Micozzi Elena Borghi | 125.54 | Czech Republic Klára Kneblová Adriana Morenová Tereza Kneblová | 127.96 | France Camille Castryck Doriane Delassus Nina Pesce-Roue | 133.95 |

##### Kayak

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K1 | Eva Pietracha France | 94.56 | Lucie Nesnídalová Czech Republic | 96.12 | Eva Alina Hočevar Slovenia | 96.52 |
| K1 team | France Emma Vuitton Eva Pietracha Ilona Martin Laemle | 122.59 | Germany Antonia Plochmann Emily Apel Paulina Pirro | 126.13 | Czech Republic Lucie Nesnídalová Kateřina Beková Klára Kneblová | 126.21 |
| Kayak cross individual | Lois Leaver Great Britain | 69.48 | Doriane Delassus France | 70.46 | Emma Vuitton France | 70.48 |
| Kayak cross | Doriane Delassus France | Doriane Delassus France | Lois Leaver Great Britain | Lois Leaver Great Britain | Tereza Kneblová Czech Republic | Tereza Kneblová Czech Republic |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Poland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France (FRA) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Slovenia (SLO) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Poland (POL)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |