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3 unusual facts about 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships


2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

Men race as individuals, pairs and quads over 200 m, 500 m and 1000 m in both Canoe (Canadian) (C) and Kayak (K) events, giving a total of 18 gold medals.

Other perennial favourites such as Andreas Dittmer, Eirik Verås Larsen and Adam van Koeverden however were unable to repeat previous successes.

Hungarian György Kolonics, who holds the (men's) record for paddlers currently in competition, won the fourteenth gold medal of his career in the C-2 1000 m final.


Adam van Koeverden

At the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary, van Koeverden finished fourth in both the K-1 500 m and 1000 m finals.

Ken Wallace

In 2006, with Australian number one Nathan Baggaley serving a drugs ban, Wallace was selected to represent Australia at the world championships in Szeged, Hungary, where he placed fifth in the K-1 1000 m final.

Ronald Rauhe

These three victories were repeated at the World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.

Tim Brabants

However, he returned to action in 2006, winning the gold medal in Račice in the K-1 1000 m event at the European Championships and the silver medal in the same event at the World Championships in Szeged in August 2006, finishing just 0.06 seconds behind Sweden's Markus Oscarsson.

Tomasz Wylenzek

Gille and Wylenzek lost out to Stefan Holtz and Robert Nuck in the German C-2 500 m trial and were therefore unable to defend their European and world titles over that distance.

Viktor Kadler

In 2006 they lost their 200 m titles, finishing third at the European Championships at Račice, and second at the World Championships in Szeged.

Yang Wenjun

At the 2006 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary, Yang concentrated on the shorter distance events.


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