Hungary and Italy won three gold
medals each during the first finals day of the 2023 ECA Paracanoe and
Junior/U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships. In the 1000 metres finals
Hungary won altogether eight medals, Spain and Germany four each and Italy
three (all golds).
Hungarian athletes who were
considered one of the main favourites for the medals in the 1000 metres finals
in Montemor-o-Velho had a good racing day. They have won eight medals in the
first canoe sprint finals, three gold, three silver and two bronze medals.
Balint Kollek (HUN) was the best in
junior MK1 1000 metres final and won his second title of the year, following
the Junior World Champion title from Auronzo earlier this month. Swiss kayaker
Luca Lauper won silver medal, and he too repeated the success from the Junior
World Championships in 2023. Alex Borucki (POL) won bronze medal.
Zsoka Csikos (HUN) also repeated her
success from 2023 ICF Junior and U23 World Championships. Once more she crossed
the finish line in first place, ahead of Weronika Marczewska (POL) and Josefine
Landt (GER).
The third gold medal of the day for
Hungary was won by Milan Meszaros - Iliasz Mitropoulos in men's C2 Junior 1000
metres final. Mihail Culceac - Stanislav Banaru (MDA) and Iulian Serghei - Ioan
Rotundu (ROU) were second and third respectively.
Italian anthem also played three
times to honour their winners. Samuele Veglianti, who is the reigning Junior
World Champion in men's C1 1000 metres event, won another gold medal also in
Portugal, crossing the finish line ahead of Istvan Juhasz (HUN) and Florin
Bange (GER).
Federico Zanutta (ITA) managed to
defend his European Champion title in men's Junior K2 1000 metres final. In
2022, when Junior and U23 European Championships was held in Belgrade he
paddled togehter with Luca Micotti and this year Zanutta combined forces with
Fabiano Pallida. Richard Herda - Laszlo Borbely (HUN) were second and Martin
Lopez - Javier Garcia (ESP) third.
Giovanni Penato (ITA) also celebrated
consecutive gold medal. In men's K2 U23 1000 metres final he paddled with
Francesco Lanciotti to win European Champion title, a title he already had last
year when he competed together with Luca Meneguolo. Philip Bryde - Christian
Farstadt (DEN) were second and Mark Mizser - Tamas Erdelyi (HUN) won bronze
medal.
Denmark celebrated gold medal in
men's K1 U23 1000 metres final. Thorbjorn Rask who won silver at U23 World
Championships in Auronzo this month improved his performance and beat German
kayaker Tobias Hammer, the reigning U23 World Champion in this event, who had
to settle with silver medal this time. Ivan Penchev (BUL) was third.
Diego Dominguez (ESP) had a good day
in Portugal. First, her won in men's C1 U23 1000 metres final, ahead of Polish
canoeist Kacper Sieradzan and Hungarian Kristof Kollar, and later Dominguez
added silver medal to his collection. Together with Manuel Fontan they finished
second in men's C2 U23 1000 meters final, just behind Czech duo Jiri Minarik -
Jiri Zalubil. The defending U23 European Champions over 1000 metres Ukrainians
Artem Chetvertak and Pavlo Borsuk were third this time.
Young German kayaker Caroline Heuser
and Hungarian Hanna Peto repeated their success from Junior World Championships
in Auronzo. Once again they were first and second in junior K1 1000 metres
event. Spain's Maria Paraja won bronze medal.
On Sunday, the 2023 ECA Paracanoe and
Junior/U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Montemor-o-Velho will
conclude with 28 canoe sprint medal events and six paracanoe KL finals.
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