The first sets of medals were awarded today at the 2021 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Poznan, Poland. Germany was the most successful nation in the 1000 metres finals claiming five medals, while Hungary, Russia and Czech Republic followed with four each.
Young team members of the strongest canoeing nations proved their value on the third competition day at the 2021 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Poznan.
Germany lead the day with a total of five medals, three of them gold ones. Moritz Adam was crowned new European Champion after producing the fastest time in men's U23 C1 final. He was 1.8 seconds faster than Petr Fuksa from the Czech Republic, while Roberts Lagzdins from Latvia finished third.
Albert Fritzsche and Anton Winklemann were the fastest junior K2 crew in the 1000 meters final, finishing the race 1.777 seconds faster than their fiercest rivals Ernesto Goriban and Marcos Caballero from Spain, while Lukaš Hrabek and Vaclav Termer from Czech Republic claimed bronze medal.
Jakob Kurschat and Jakob Thordsen won third gold medal of the day for Germany in men's K2 U23 1000 metres event. The German duo was one second faster than Czech kayakers Tomaš Sobišek and Jakub Brabec, and Bulgarians Radoslav Stefanov and Veselin Valchov won bronze.
Hungary also celebrated three European Champion titles today. The finals day began with Hungarian national anthem played in honour of Levente Kurucz, who was the fastest in men's junior K1 1000 meters final. Alex Graneri from Spain was second and Jeppe Kristensen from Denmark third.
Dorina Decsi (HUN) was unbeatable in women's junior K1 1000 meters final. Iuliia Babashunskaia from Russia on second place and Binka Sidova from Slovakia on third place joined Decsi on the winner's podium.
The win with the biggest gap of the day was produced by Hungarian U23 kayaker Eszter Rendessy. She was more than four seconds faster than Alina Neumriarzhytskaya from Belarus on second place and Anežka Paloudova from the Czech Republic on third place.
Russian anthem played twice both in men's Canadian doubles events. Dumitru Rotanu and Vladimir Afonin were crowned European champions in junior category, while Zakhar Petrov and Kirill Romanov won gold in the U23 age category. Florin Dringa and Cosmin Nitu from Romania won silver and Gergo Rumi - Csanad Molnar bronze in junior event. Mikita Rudzevich - Vitali Asetski from Belarus and Artem Chetverak - Pavlo Borsuk from Ukraine were second and third respectively in U23 event.
Thorbjorn Rask from Denmark won gold medal in exciting men's U23 K1 1000 meters final. Multiple Junior and U23 European and World Championships medallist was 0.747 seconds faster than Uladzislau Kravets from Belarus and Tobias Hammes from Germany was third.
Georgian canoeist Aleksandre Tsivtsivadze was the best in men's junior C1 1000 metres final, where Maksim Karataev from Russia won second place and Jonas Boettinger from Germany was third.
On Sunday, the European Championships in Poland will conclude with 500 and 200 metres finals.
26.6.2021
