2026 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships
Canoe slalom championship in Épinal, France
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The 2026 Paddle Europe Junior & U23 Slalom Championships ttok place in Épinal, France from 5 to 9 August under the auspices of Paddle Europe.[1] It was the 28th edition of the competition for the Juniors (U18) and the 24th edition for the Under 23 category.
Épinal hosted the event for the first time. A total of 24 medal events were contested.
Medal summary
Junior
Men
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1[2] | Léo Royé France | 85.91 | Cyrian Menuat France | 88.41 | Tomáš Indruch Czech Republic | 88.99 |
| C1 team[3] | Czech Republic Dominik Řežábek Jáchym Hanzel Tomáš Indruch | 110.07 |  Great BritainSid Griffiths Lewis Arden Alex Cleator | 115.14 |  GermanyJakob Ungvari Pascal Brandenburg Kjell Kadyck | 115.62 |
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1[4] | Jakob Ungvari Germany | 80.80 | Kilian Käding Germany | 83.46 | Théo Chetoui France | 84.50 |
| K1 team[5] |  PolandMarek Kulczycki Krzysztof Dusik Wiktor Mazurek | 104.29 | Czech Republic Tobiáš Novák Adam Rezek Šimon Svoboda | 105.93 | France Théo Chetoui Riwal Le Ray Liam Le Touze | 110.61 |
| Kayak cross individual[6] | Marek Kulczycki Poland | 39.14 | Arkhyp Krachko Ukraine | 39.26 | Dídac Foz Spain | 39.28 |
| Kayak cross[7] | Max Steinbrenner Austria |
Sid Griffiths Great Britain |
Tim Redling Switzerland | |||
Women
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1[8] | Valentýna Kočířová Czech Republic | 97.39 | Nova Müller Germany | 104.09 | Margot Lapeze France | 105.77 |
| C1 team[9] | France Margot Lapeze Laurette Laly Lili Ulmer | 128.38 | Czech Republic Markéta Štěpánková Valentýna Kočířová Barbora Ondráčková | 129.34 | Germany Neele Krech Nova Müller Maxi Müller | 145.90 |
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1[10] | Valentýna Kočířová Czech Republic | 93.96 | Nova Müller Germany | 96.47 | Karolína Abrahámová Slovakia | 98.69 |
| K1 team[11] | Czech Republic Barbora Ondráčková Valentýna Kočířová Lucie Vaculová | 121.75 | Germany Nova Müller Neele Krech Britta Jung | 124.55 | France Margot Lapeze Laurette Laly Charlotte Compan | 128.34 |
| Kayak cross individual[12] | Lucie Vaculová Czech Republic | 43.88 | Valentýna Kočířová Czech Republic | 45.17 | Markéta Štěpánková Czech Republic | 45.31 |
| Kayak cross[13] | Valentýna Kočířová Czech Republic |
Lucie Vaculová Czech Republic |
Carla Rhein Switzerland | |||
Under 23
Men
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1[14] | Titouan Estanguet France | 83.24 | Mewen Debliquy France | 83.38 | Adam Král Czech Republic | 85.42 |
| C1 team[15] | Germany Niels Zimmermann Konrad Ginzel Anton Weber | 102.40 | France Elouan Debliquy Mewen Debliquy Titouan Estanguet | 103.64 | Spain Alex Segura Markel Imaz Marc Vicente | 111.16 |
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1[16] | Unai Oteiza France | 78.14 | Gabriele Grimandi Italy | 78.79 | Faust Clotet Juanmarti Spain | 81.50 |
| K1 team[17] | France Mewen Debliquy Titouan Estanguet Unai Oteiza | 99.31 | Great Britain Jonah Hanrahan Thomas Mayer Gwion Williams | 103.50 | Spain Manel Contreras Faust Clotet Juanmarti Miquel Farran | 106.49 |
| Kayak cross individual[18] | Sam Leaver Great Britain | 37.23 | Martin Rudorfer Czech Republic | 37.99 | Gino Benini France | 38.01 |
| Kayak cross[19] | Ianis Triomphe France |
Martin Rudorfer Czech Republic |
Adam Semerád Czech Republic | |||
Women
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1[20] | Christin Heydenreich Germany | 100.77 | Elena Micozzi Italy | 100.80 | Nora López Spain | 100.96 |
| C1 team[21] | Germany Amelie Plochmann Paulina Pirro Christin Heydenreich | 128.81 | Spain Nora López Malen Gutiérrez Ainara Goikoetxea | 133.57 | Czech Republic Julie Štěpánková Adriana Morenová Anna Fabianová | 135.10 |
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1[22] | Dominika Brzeska Poland | 88.87 | Emma Vuitton France | 91.72 | Lucia Pistoni Italy | 94.22 |
| K1 team[23] | France Emma Vuitton Ilona Martin Laemle Nina Pesce-Roue | 112.98 | Germany Paulina Pirro Antonia Plochmann Mina Blume | 119.85 |  SloveniaUla Skok Sara Belingar Sara Globokar | 130.39 |
| Kayak cross individual[24] | Leire Goñi Spain | 42.90 | Fia Bütikofer Switzerland | 43.03 | Olga Samková Czech Republic | 43.15 |
| Kayak cross[25] | Paulina Pirro Germany |
Katherine Shattock Great Britain |
Léna Quémérais France | |||
Medal table
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA)* | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | |