Third place in C1 5,000 meters for Carlo Tacchini on the last day of the European Championships in Poznan, Poland. The Verbanese canoeist, taped to his arm due to an elbow problem that has been dragging on for some time (but which according to him does not affect the boat too much), thus managed to conquer the podium. Over the long distance the athlete from the Fiamme d’oro closed with a time of 23’52”337. Gold medal to the German Olympic champion Sebastian Brendel who in 23’22”446 preceded the Hungarian Nicholas Fodor (23’28”575). Tacchini today also finished in seventh place in the final of the C1 500.
Yesterday, by just five tenths of a second, he was down from the podium of the C1 1.000. Gold for the Czech Martin Fuksa (4’06 “417) ahead of the German Conrad Scheibner and the Russian Kirill Shamshurin, who finished in 4’08” 367, against the 4’08 “862 of the blue.