Parc Olímpic del Segre is a canoeing and kayaking facility in La Seu d'Urgell , Catalonia , Spain, built in 1990 for use during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
6-452: The competition whitewater course is 300 m long, with a 6.5 m drop, making a 2.2% slope of 114 ft/mile or 22 m/km. The natural flow of the Segre River is diverted through the course by a diversion dam upstream. In low flow conditions, four 300-kilowatt recirculation pumps can add up to 12 m/s to the course flow, in order to increase it to the course maximum of 17.5 m/s. When the course
12-766: A stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Summer Olympics venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation . The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years. The 2001 championships were scheduled to take place in Ducktown, Tennessee (East of Chattanooga ) from 20 to 23 September, but were canceled in
18-408: Is not being used, or when the natural flow exceeds 17.5 m/s, the pumps are reversed and run in turbine mode to generate electricity for the town. A 130-metre beginners course is a diversion from the main course. Its drop is 1.5 m for a 1.2% slope of 61 ft/mile or 12 m/km. Streamflow for the beginners course is 3 to 10 m/s. The park also has a 650-m long feedwater canal which carries water from
24-451: The river into the whitewater course. This canal is used for flatwater canoe and kayak training and competition. The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships have been held at the venue three times: 1999 , 2009 and 2019 . 42°21′18″N 1°27′48″E / 42.355033°N 1.463278°E / 42.355033; 1.463278 This article about a sports venue in Catalonia is
30-666: The wake of the September 11 attacks . Men race in single k ayaks (K1) and single c anoes (C1) both individually and in teams. Women race in K1 both individually and in teams and since the 2010 championships also in C1 individually. A team event was scheduled for those championships, but it was canceled because of weather conditions. The first women's C1 team event took place at the 2011 world championships, but no medals were awarded. The first medals in this event were awarded in 2013. The men's C2 event
36-503: Was removed from the World Championships before the 2018 edition. The mixed C2 event was reinstated in 2017 after a 36-year hiatus, but it only lasted until 2019. The kayak cross events for men and women were first introduced in 2017 (as extreme kayak). Top 10 male and female paddlers with the best medal record including the team events are listed below. Boldface denotes active paddlers and the highest number of medals per type, as of
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