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Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International ...
Canoe slalom was first included as a medal event at the 1972 Munich Games and was not seen at the Olympic Games again until Barcelona 1992. Up until Rio 2016 there were four events: men's C-1 canoe, K-1 kayak and C-2 canoe (men's pair), and women's K-1 kayak.
The Augsburg Eiskanal is an artificial whitewater river in Augsburg, Germany, constructed as the canoe slalom venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics in nearby Munich. The first artificial whitewater course of its kind, it introduced the sport of canoe slalom (using decked canoes and kayaks) to the Olympic Games. [1]
Olympic history. Canoe slalom made its debut at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich and became a permanent Olympic fixture at the 1992 Games in Barcelona. Athletes from European nations have achieved enormous success in the sport at the Games, winning roughly 90 per cent of all canoe slalom medals.
22 Ιουλ 2022 · The “Ice Channel”, the artificial whitewater course constructed for the 1972 Olympic Canoe Slalom contest, derives its nickname from a short channel built in 1878/79 south of the city in the vicinity of river Lech.
19 Οκτ 2017 · Canoe slalom made its Olympic debut at the Games of the XX Olympiad in Munich in 1972, for men and women. It was then absent from the programme, coming back for the Games of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona in 1992.
26 Ιουλ 2012 · 1972: Canoe slalom was introduced to the Olympics in Munich in 1972. The course was among the first “artificial rivers,” with huge pumps to pump the water from the finish back up to the start...
