Ireland Team Finish 16th at Canoe Slalom World Championships

11th September 2011

Ireland finished 16th in the K1 men’s team event at the Canoe Slalom World Championships at Bratislava in Slovakia today. Germany were first in a time of 110.79, while Ireland, made up of Ciaran Heurteau, Patrick Hynes and Eoin Rheinisch, clocked 168.29. This included 52 seconds in penalties.

Canoe Slalom World Championships, Bratislava, Slovakia (Irish interest)

Men’s K1 Semi-Final (First 10 to Final; first 15 countries qualify for London Olympics): 1 France (B Neveu) 94.40; 28 C Heurteau 104.99 (9.59 behind). Final: 1 Slovenia (P Kauzer) 96.01, 2 Poland (M Polaczyk) 97.22, 3 France (F Lefevre) 98.89.

Team Event - Men's K1: 1 Germany 110.79; 16 Ireland (C Heurteau, P Hynes, E Rheinisch) 168.29

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Liam Gorman is a writer and reporter. He is the co-author of Little Lady, One Man, Big Ocean, published in the United States and Canada as Crossing the Swell. He is the rowing correspondent of the Irish Times.

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