1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Vaxholm, Sweden, outside Stockholm, between 6–7 August 1938.[1] This event was held under the auspices of the Internationale Repräsentantenschaft Kanusport (IRK), founded in 1924 and the forerunner of the International Canoe Federation.

The men's competition consisted of three Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and seven kayak events. Two events were held for the women, both in kayak.

This was the first championships in canoe sprint and the only one held prior to World War II which would break out the following year. It is also the only time the K-1 10000 m folding and K-2 10000 m folding events would take place in the world championships.

## Medal summary

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### Men's

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#### Canoe

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Event  | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time

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C-1 1000 m  |  Otto Neumüller (GER) | 6:45.8[2] |  Hans Wiedemann (GER) | 6:51.4[2] |  Bohumil Sládek (TCH) | 7:11.7[2]
C-2 1000 m  |  Germany
Rupert Weinstabl
Karl Proisl | 5:47.3[2] |  Czechoslovakia
Bohuslav Karlík
Jan Brzák-Felix | 5:52.3[2] |  Czechoslovakia
Václav Mottl
Zdeněk Škrland | 5:54.4[2]
C-2 10000 m  |  Czechoslovakia
Bohuslav Karlík
Jan Brzák-Felix | 52:38.7[2] |  Germany
Rupert Weinstabl
Karl Proisl | 53:06.5[2] |  Germany
Christian Holzenberg
Heinz Jürgens | 54:12.4[2]

#### Kayak

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Event  | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time

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K-1 1000 m  |  Karl Widmark (SWE) | 5:03.2[2] |  Helmut Cämmerer (GER) | 5:05.9[2] |  Gregor Hradetzky (GER) | 5:06.4[2]
K-1 10000 m  |  Karl Widmark (SWE) | 46:42.8[2] |  Czesław Sobieraj (POL) | 47:35.6[2] |  Egon Nilsson (SWE) | 48:10.7[2]
K-1 10000 m folding  |  Arne Bogren (SWE) | 51.48.8[2] |  Kamill Balatoni (HUN) | 51:49.7[2] |  Günter Nowatzki (GER) | 51:59.3[2]
K-2 1000 m  |  Germany
Helmut Triebe
Hans Eberle | 4:46.6[2] |  Sweden
Kurt Boo
Hans Berglund | 4:45.5[2] |  Denmark
Poul Larsen
Vagn Jørgensen | 4:46.7[2]
K-2 10000 m  |  Sweden
Gunnar Johansson
Berndt Berndtsson | 43:29.9[2] |  Germany
Helmut Triebe
Hans Eberle | 44:06.6[2] |  Germany
Adolf Kainz
Karl Maurer | 44:21.1[2]
K-2 10000 m folding  |  Sweden
Carl-Gustav Hellstrandt
Erik Helsvik | 47:11.5[2] |  Sweden
Sven Johansson
Erik Bladström | 47:37.7[2] |  Germany
Kurt Kreh
Johann Fuchs | 48:10.7[2]
K-4 1000 m  |  Germany
Ernst Kube
Heini Brüggemann
Ernst Strathmann
Heine Strathmann | 4:08.2[2] |  Germany
Hans Rein
Josef Reidel
Albert Schorn
Karl Aulenbach | 4:08.8[2] |  Sweden
Roland Karlsson
Göte Carlsson
Gunnar Johansson
Berndt Berndtsson | 4:10.5[2]

### Women's

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#### Kayak

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Event  | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time

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K-1 600 m  |  Maggie Kalka (FIN) | 3:26.0[2] |  Maj-Britt Bergqvist (SWE) | 3:30.3[2] |  Bodil Thirstedt (DEN) | 3:32.2[2]
K-2 600 m  |  Czechoslovakia
Marta Pavlisová
Marie Zvolánková | 3:05.2[2] |  Germany
Josefa Köster
Elisabeth Kropp | 3:05.5[2] |  Denmark
Ruth Lange
Bodil Thirstedt | 3:06.9

## Medals table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Sweden (SWE)| 5| 3| 2| 10
2|  Germany (GER)| 4| 6| 5| 15
3|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 2| 1| 2| 5
4|  Finland (FIN)| 1| 0| 0| 1
5|  Hungary (HUN)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Poland (POL)| 0| 1| 0| 1
7|  Denmark (DEN)| 0| 0| 3| 3
Totals (7 entries)| 12| 12| 12| 36

## References

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* International Canoe Federation
* ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
* ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.

1. ^ "Sextonde årgången (händelserna 1938)" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 1938. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai "1938 World Championships, Vaxholm Sweden". Canoe Results. Retrieved 2016-08-25.

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