title: 2008 European Canoe Slalom Championships
text: # 2008 European Canoe Slalom Championships
  
  The 2008 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place at the Kraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course in Kraków, Poland between May 8 and 11, 2008 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 9th edition. These championships also served as the Olympic qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's results
  
  **Canoe**
  
  | Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | C1 | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 186.91 | Stanislav Ježek (CZE) | 187.89 | Alexander Slafkovský (SVK) | 189.73 |
  | C1 team | Slovakia Michal Martikán Alexander Slafkovský Matej Beňuš | 214.81 | Poland Krzysztof Bieryt Grzegorz Kiljanek Dawid Bartos | 218.56 | Germany Christian Bahmann Nico Bettge Lukas Hoffmann | 222.78 |
  | C2 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 198.76 | Slovakia Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | 207.00 | Italy Andrea Benetti Erik Masoero | 207.23 |
  | C2 team | Germany Marcus Becker & Stefan Henze Kay Simon & Robby Simon David Schröder & Frank Henze | 251.09 | Poland Marcin Pochwała & Paweł Sarna Dominik Węglarz & Dawid Dobrowolski Dariusz Wrzosek & Jarosław Miczek | 254.95 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner & Peter Hochschorner Ladislav Škantár & Peter Škantár Tomáš Kučera & Ján Bátik | 257.75 |
  
  **Kayak**
  
  | Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | K1 | Campbell Walsh (GBR) | 181.63 | Daniele Molmenti (ITA) | 181.76 | Fabian Dörfler (GER) | 182.41 |
  | K1 team | Poland Dariusz Popiela Grzegorz Polaczyk Mateusz Polaczyk | 204.76 | Italy Diego Paolini Daniele Molmenti Luca Costa | 207.28 | Switzerland Michael Kurt Mathias Röthenmund Moritz Lüscher | 209.11 |
  
  ### Women's results
  
  **Kayak**
  
  | Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | K1 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 200.89 | Marie Řihošková (CZE) | 201.50 | Irena Pavelková (CZE) | 203.97 |
  | K1 team | Germany Claudia Bär Mandy Planert Jasmin Schornberg | 230.62 | Slovakia Jana Dukátová Elena Kaliská Gabriela Stacherová | 236.59 | United Kingdom Fiona Pennie Louise Donington Laura Blakeman | 253.44 |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Slovakia (SVK) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
  | 2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
  | 3 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
  | 4 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 7 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
  