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France, more precisely Saint-Pierre de Quiberon hosted this year’s Ocean Racing World Championships. European paddlers won three medals in very tough competition. Jorge Enriquez Gutierrez won silver for Spain in men's Junior event, while Hector Henot and Claire Dewaste picked up medals for host country. Henot finished second in U23 event and Dewaste was third in junior category.

The strongest competitors at Ocean Racing World Championships came from Republic South Africa and Australia. Those were the nations with majority of the medals won, but Europeans also won three podium positions. Last year’s European Champions came in empty handed though. Angie Le Roux was very close, finishing fourth in SS1 women’s senior event, while Esteban Medina crossed the finish line of men’s senior SS1 race in 17^th place. The best European representative in this event was German paddler Gordan Harbrecht, last year’s European Championships medallist too.

 

RESULTS

Women’s senior SS1

1. Danielle McKenzie NZL

2. Hayley Nixon RSA

3. Teneale Hatton NZL

 

Men’s senior SS1

1. Sean Rice RSA

2. Kenneth Rice RSA

3. Cory Hill AUS

 

Women’s U23 SS1

1. Jemma Smith AUS

2. Brianna Massie AUS

3. Kyeta Purchase RSA

 

Men’s U23 SS1

1. Joshua Fenn RSA

2. Hector Henot FRA

3. Noah Havard AUS

 

Women’s junior SS1

1. Katriana Swetish USA

2. Jazmin Shipway-Carr AUS

3. Claire Dewaste FRA

 

Men’s Junior SS1

1. Vivard Hart RSA

2. Jorge Enriquez Guitierrez ESP

3. Amtthew Fenn RSA

 

 

Photo: Facebook page of the 2019 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships