The 1996 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Augsburg, Germany between August 29 and September 1, 1996, under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the inaugural edition. The races were held on the Eiskanal which also hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics when canoe slalom made its first appearance at the Olympics.
Medal summary
Men's results
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 |  Simon Hočevar (SLO) |
119.40 |  Sören Kaufmann (GER) |
122.06 | Martin Lang (GER) |
122.36 |
| C1 team | Germany Sören Kaufmann Martin Lang Vitus Husek |
143.44 |  Czech RepublicPavel Janda David Jančar Lukáš Pollert |
162.18 | Slovenia Dejan Stevanovič Simon Hočevar Sebastjan Linke |
165.00 |
| C2 |  SwitzerlandPeter Matti Ueli Matti |
129.85 | Czech Republic Miroslav Šimek Jiří Rohan |
133.42 |  PolandKrzysztof Kołomański Michał Staniszewski |
135.55 |
| C2 team | Germany André Ehrenberg & Michael Senft Rüdiger Hübbers & Udo Raumann Manfred Berro & Michael Trummer |
168.27 | Poland Jarosław Nawrocki & Konrad Korzeniewski Andrzej Wójs & Sławomir Mordarski Krzysztof Kołomański & Michał Staniszewski |
177.02 |  SlovakiaĽuboš Šoška & Peter Šoška Milan Kubáň & Marián Olejník Roman Štrba & Roman Vajs |
177.96 |
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 |  Ian Wiley (IRL) |
111.46 | Miroslav Stanovský (SVK) |
116.45 | Jochen Lettmann (GER) |
117.56 |
| K1 team | Germany Jochen Lettmann Thomas Becker Thomas Schmidt |
131.51 | Slovenia Miha Štricelj Andraž Vehovar Jure Pelegrini |
134.84 |  AustriaGünter Martinsich Manuel Köhler Helmut Oblinger |
136.29 |
Women's results
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Marcela Sadilová (CZE) |
131.22 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) |
133.81 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) |
135.89 |
| K1 team | Czech Republic Marcela Sadilová Štěpánka Hilgertová Irena Pavelková |
156.10 | Germany Kordula Striepecke Evi Huss Elisabeth Micheler-Jones |
174.09 |  ItalyCristina Giai Pron Barbara Nadalin Lorenza Lazzarotto |
178.26 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References
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