title: 1998 World Junior Canoe Slalom Championships
text: # 1998 World Junior Canoe Slalom Championships
  
  The 1998 ICF World Junior Canoe Slalom Championships were the 7th edition of the ICF World Junior Canoe Slalom Championships. The event took place in Lofer, Austria from 17 to 19 July 1998 under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation (ICF).
  
  Seven medal events took place. The C2 team event was not held at these championships.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men
  
  **Canoe**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | C1 | Lukáš Přinda (CZE) | 233.16 | Alexander Slafkovský (SVK) | 233.62 | Primož Gabrijelčič (SLO) | 234.49 |
  | C1 team | Germany Stefan Pfannmöller Achim Heib Nico Bettge | 128.94 | Slovenia Janez Korenjak Primož Gabrijelčič Anže Buh | 141.36 | France Nicolas Noël Nicolas Lepretre Jérôme Legall | 143.06 |
  | C2 | Marcus Becker/Stefan Henze (GER) | 258.33 | Roman Cebula/Maciej Danek (POL) | 258.53 | Martin Rasner/Jan Hošek (CZE) | 259.30 |
  
  **Kayak**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | K1 | Miha Terdič (SLO) | 216.20 | Michael Kurt (SUI) | 216.53 | Peter Cibák (SVK) | 218.03 |
  | K1 team | Germany Jakobus Stenglein Klaas Pannewig Rene Mühlmann | 116.79 | Switzerland Michael Kurt Sami Bohnenblust Thomas Mosimann | 120.31 | France Benoît Peschier Fabien Lefèvre Julien Billaut | 123.53 |
  
  ### Women
  
  **Kayak**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | K1 | Hana Pešková (CZE) | 254.94 | Claudia Bär (GER) | 265.28 | Kimberley Walsh (GBR) | 265.51 |
  | K1 team | Czech Republic Hana Pešková Marie Řihošková Petra Semerádová | 144.91 | Germany Jennifer Bongardt Claudia Bär Iris Gebhard | 155.98 | United States Hannah Larsen Aleta Miller Anna Jorgensen | 161.80 |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
  | 2 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
  | 3 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 5 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 6 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 8 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
  