2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The Canoe Slalom World Championships 2009 were from 9 to 13 September 2009 in La Seu d' Urgell, Spain. The World Championships were organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). La Seu d' Urgell was so after 1999 for the second time hosted the Canoe Slalom World Championships. A total of eight competitions were held, with the men each a single and a team decision in one's kayak K-1, A - Canadian C-1 and twos Canadian C-2 and in women an individual and team decision-making in one kayak K -1. In addition, there was a test competition in the C-1 for women. From the 2010 World Championships, this competition is to be an official part.
The competitions were held in the Parc Olimpic del Segre, a canoe park by the river Segre, which was built for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The course is approximately 300 m long and has a gradient of 6.5 m.
Successful nation of the competitions was Slovakia with three gold and silver medals. The German team won a total of four medals won in a single jasmine Schornberg gold in the K-1 and Jan Benzien bronze in the C-1, in the team's decisions won one silver in the C-2 of the men and bronze in K-1 for women. In the C - 1 test match Australia scored a triple victory.