2015 ICF World Championships Slalom
 
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CZ J. PRSKAVEC
PL M. POLACZYK
US M. SMOLEN
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CZ K. KUDEJOVA
DE R. FUNK
DE M. PFEIFER
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GB D. FLORENCE
SI B. SAVSEK
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CZ K. HOSKOVA
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Marathon

Renata Csay delivers a fifteenth world title‏ in Oklahoma

canoe kayak marathon 2014 icf world championships oklahoma usa sportscene competition results

Richard Petit | ICF - Renata Csay (HUN) continues to excel at the very highest level winning her fifteenth World Championship gold, adding a K2 title to yesterday's K1 victory on the final day of action at the 2014 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Oklahoma, USA.

Csay joined forces with Alexandra Bara, a paddler 10-years younger than her highly decorated compatriot. The pair established a rhythm early on executing an extremely polished and professional performance to ensure gold.

The Czech duo of Anna Koziskova and Lenka Hrochova collected silver, with the Samantha Rees-Clark and Amy Ward (GBR) the bronze.

For Broughton and Koziskova this was a reversal of their positions on yesterday's podium in the individual class.

Spain take four but missed gold

On the course at the same time as the K2 Women was the C2 Men's race where Hungary added further to their gold haul as Marton Kover and Adam Docze pulled over the finish line first.

Two Spanish crews, Manuel Antonio Campos and Josã Manuel Sanchez, plus Oscar Graaa and Ramon Ferro, swiftly followed in that order.

Later the powerful duo of Hank McGregor and Jasper Mocke (RSA) took the main prize in the K2 Men’s race providing Hank with his fifth World Championship gold and second in two days.

The race went to the wire with second place decided by a photo finish, again, between the two Spanish crews, where Walter Bouzan and Alvaro Fernandez Fiuza were slightly quicker than Emilio Merchan and Ivan Alonso.

canoe kayak marathon 2014 icf world championships oklahoma usa sportscene competition results

A True Champion

Talking after the medal ceremony the star of the day, Csay said, "I'm very happy the conditions were ideal, nothing like the humidity in Singapore, hot weather isn't a problem."

A delighted Bara highlighted just what an honour it is to paddle with the Marathon superstar, stating, "It's great paddling with Renata, she is the best, and I now have a gold too."

Csay's first world title was on her home course in Györ, situated in the northwest of Hungary, back in 1999. A course the World Championships will return to next season.

This is a special venue for Csay who had originally planned for it to be the curtain-closer on her glittering career, but now different thoughts are entering her mind.

"It was planned ahead, I thought that I would finish in Gyor, but it's coming round so quickly, I think I will continue further."

'Going further' seems to be the strap-line for the 37-year-old mother of two who originally thought the one world title would suffice.

"I thought if I could ever win a single world title I would quit right away, that would be the top."

"But one after the other I just continued."

The Hungarian will certainly be the star attraction at next season's championships and with mission complete in Oklahoma she is already has one eye set on next years target, but admits to add further to her tally will be a difficult task with the added pressure of an expecting Hungarian crowd.

"Every good series comes to an end at some point, I just hope it's not in Gyor for me."

For all results visit: www.sportscene.tv/flatwater/marathon/result-archive

 

2014 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship Medallists

K2 Women Senior

  1. Renata Csay and Alexandra Bara (HUN)
  2. Anna Koziskova and Lenka Hrochova (CZE)
  3. Samantha Rees-Clark and Amy Ward (GBR)

C2 Men Senior

  1. Marton Kover and Adam Docze (HUN)
  2. Manuel Antonio Campos and Josã Manuel Sanchez (ESP)
  3. Oscar Graaa and Ramon Ferro (ESP)

K2 Men Senior

  1. Hank McGregor and Jasper Mocke (RSA)
  2. Walter Bouzan and Alvaro Fernandez Fiuza (ESP)
  3. Emilio Merchan and Ivan Alonso (ESP)