1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

Host city	Milan, Italy at the Idroscalo
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The 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Milan, Italy at the Idroscalo.

The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Women competed in eight events, all kayak.

This was the 30th championships in canoe sprint.

Medal summary

Men's

Canoe

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
C-1 200 m	Maxim Opalev ( RUS)		Martin Doktor ( CZE)		Slavomír Kňazovický ( SVK)
C-1 500 m	Maxim Opalev ( RUS)		Martin Doktor ( CZE)		Andreas Dittmer ( GER)
C-1 1000 m	Maxim Opalev ( RUS)		Andreas Dittmer ( GER)		Martin Doktor ( CZE)
C-2 200 m	Russia Konstantin Fomichev Aleksandr Artemida		Poland Daniel Jędraszko Paweł Baraszkiewicz		Germany Thomas Zereske Christian Gille
C-2 500 m	Poland Daniel Jędraszko Paweł Baraszkiewicz		Hungary Imre Pulai Ferenc Novák		Russia Aleksandr Kovalyov Aleksandr Kostoglod
C-2 1000 m	Russia Aleksandr Kovalyov Aleksandr Kostoglod		Cuba Ibrahim Rojas Leobaldo Pereira		Germany Patrick Schulze Peter John
C-4 200 m	Russia Roman Krugylakov Vladimir Ladocha Konstantin Fomichev Andrey Kabanov		Czech Republic Petr Procházka Jan Břečka Petr Fuksa Karel Kožíšek		Romania Miticia Pricop Ionel Averian Gheorghe Andriev Florin Popescu
C-4 500 m	Russia Roman Krugylakov Vladimir Ladocha Konstantin Fomichev Andrey Kabanov		Romania Miticia Pricop Ionel Averian Gheorghe Andriev Florin Popescu		France Yannick Lavigne Jean-Gilles Grare Mathieu Gobel Sylvain Hoyer
C-4 1000 m	Russia Ignat Kovalev Konstantin Fomichev Aleksey Volkonskiy Andrey Kabanov		Romania Miticia Pricop Ionel Averian Iosif Anisim Samil Grigoe		Hungary Csaba Horváth Béla Belicza Aron Gajarszki György Kozmann

Kayak

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
K-1 200 m	Michael Kolganov ( ISR)		Oleksiy Slivinskiy ( UKR)		Ronald Rauhe ( GER)
K-1 500 m	Ákos Verecki ( HUN)		Petar Merkov ( BUL)		Grzegorz Kotowicz ( POL)
K-1 1000 m	Lutz Liwowski ( GER)		Knut Holmann ( NOR)		Torsten Tranum ( DEN)
K-2 200 m	Hungary Vince Fehérvári Róbert Hegedűs		Russia Roman Zarubin Aleksandr Ivanik		Poland Marek Twardowski Adam Wysocki
K-2 500 m	Poland Marek Twardowski Adam Wysocki		Hungary Botond Storcz Gábor Horvárth		Australia Daniel Collins Andrew Trim
K-2 1000 m	Slovakia Michal Riszdorfer Juraj Bača		Poland Marek Twardowski Adam Wysocki		Germany Jan Schäfer Olaf Winter
K-4 200 m	Hungary Gyula Kajner Vince Fehérvári István Beé Róbert Hegedűs		Poland Piotr Markiewicz Marek Twardowski Adam Wysocki Paweł Łakomy		Russia Anatoly Tishchenko Andrey Shchegolikhin Oleg Gorobiy Vitaliy Gankin
K-4 500 m	Germany Torsten Gustche Mark Zabel Björn Bach Stefan Ulm		Russia Andrey Tissin Vitaliy Gankin Aleksandr Ivanik Roman Zarubin		Hungary Zoltán Kammerer Botond Storcz Ákos Vereckei Gábor Horváth
K-4 1000 m	Hungary Zoltán Kammerer Botond Storcz Ákos Vereckei Gábor Horváth		Germany Torsten Gutsche Mark Zabel Björn Bach Stefan Ulm		Romania Sorin Petcu Vasile Curuzan Marian Sîrbu Romică Șerban

Women's

Kayak

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
K-1 200 m	Caroline Brunet ( CAN)		Josefa Idem ( ITA)		Rita Kőbán ( HUN)
K-1 500 m	Caroline Brunet ( CAN)		Josefa Idem ( ITA)		Rita Kőbán ( HUN)
K-1 1000 m	Caroline Brunet ( CAN)		Josefa Idem ( ITA)		Katalin Kovács ( HUN)
K-2 200 m	Spain Izaskun Aramburu Beatriz Manchón		Poland Beata Sokołowska Aneta Pastuszka		Hungary Rita Kőbán Eva Laky
K-2 500 m	Poland Beata Sokołowska Aneta Pastuszka		Canada Caroline Brunet Karen Furneaux		Hungary Katalin Kovács Szilvia Szabó
K-2 1000 m	Australia Anna Wood Katrin Borchert		Germany Manuela Mucke Katrin Wagner		Hungary Kinga Bóta Andrea Barosci
K-4 200 m	Hungary Katalin Kovács Erzsébet Viski Szilvia Szabó Rita Kőbán		Russia Natalya Gouily Yelena Tissina Larissa Peisakhovich Tatyana Tischenko		Poland Beata Sokołowska Aneta Pastuszka Agata Piszcz Aneta Michalak
K-4 500 m	Hungary Katalin Kovács Erzsébet Viski Szilvia Szabó Rita Kőbán		Germany Birgit Fischer Anett Schuck Manuela Mucke Katrin Wagner		Poland Beata Sokołowska Aneta Pastuszka Aneta Michalak Joanna Skowroń

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	8	3	2	13
2	Hungary	6	2	8	16
3	Poland	3	4	4	11
4	Canada	3	1	0	4
5	Germany	2	4	5	11
6	Australia	1	0	1	2
	Slovakia	1	0	1	2
8	Israel	1	0	0	1
	Spain	1	0	0	1
10	Czech Republic	0	3	1	4
11	Italy	0	3	0	3
12	Romania	0	2	2	4
13	Bulgaria	0	1	0	1
	Cuba	0	1	0	1
	Norway	0	1	0	1
	Ukraine	0	1	0	1
17	Denmark	0	0	1	1
	France	0	0	1	1
Totals (18 entries)		26	26	26	78

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.