ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

International event in canoe racing

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

Status| active
Genre| sporting event
Date(s)| mid-year
Frequency| annual
Country| varying
Inaugurated| 1938 (1938)

The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two top-tier Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). They are usually held every non-Olympic year and have officially included paracanoe events since 2010; paracanoe-specific editions of this event (named ICF Paracanoe World Championships) are usually held in Summer Paralympic years.

Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing.

## Explanation of events

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Canoe sprint competitions are broken up into canoe (C), an open canoe with a single-blade paddle, or in kayaks (K), a closed canoe with a double-bladed paddle. Each canoe or kayak can hold one person (1), two people (2), or four people (4). For each of the specific canoes or kayaks, such as a K-1 (kayak single), the competition distances can be 200 metres (660 ft), 500 metres (1,600 ft), 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), or 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) long. When a competition is listed as a C-2 500 m event as an example, it means two people are in a canoe competing at a 500 metres (1,600 ft) distance.[1]

Paracanoe competitions are contested in either a va'a (V), an outrigger canoe (which includes a second pontoon) with a single-blade paddle, or in a kayak (as above). All international competitions are held over 200 metres in single-man boats, with three event classes in both types of vessel for men and women depending on the level of an athlete's impairment. The lower the classification number, the more severe the impairment is – for example, VL1 is a va'a competition for those with particularly severe impairments.[2]

## Editions

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ICF Paracanoe World Championships (paracanoe events only)

* Events exclude exhibition events.

Edition  | Year  | Host City  | Host Country  | Events

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1  | 1938 | Vaxholm |  Sweden | 12
2  | 1948 | London |  Great Britain | 5
3  | 1950 | Copenhagen |  Denmark | 15
4  | 1954 | Mâcon |  France | 15
5  | 1958 | Prague |  Czechoslovakia | 15
6  | 1963 | Jajce |  Yugoslavia | 16
7  | 1966 | East Berlin |  East Germany | 16
8  | 1970 | Copenhagen |  Denmark | 16
9  | 1971 | Belgrade |  Yugoslavia | 18
10  | 1973 | Tampere |  Finland | 18
11  | 1974 | Mexico City |  Mexico | 18
12  | 1975 | Belgrade |  Yugoslavia | 18
13  | 1977 | Sofia |  Bulgaria | 18
14  | 1978 | Belgrade |  Yugoslavia | 18
15  | 1979 | Duisburg |  West Germany | 18
16  | 1981 | Nottingham |  Great Britain | 18
17  | 1982 | Belgrade |  Yugoslavia | 18
18  | 1983 | Tampere |  Finland | 18
19  | 1985 | Mechelen |  Belgium | 18
20  | 1986 | Montréal |  Canada | 18
21  | 1987 | Duisburg |  West Germany | 18
22  | 1989 | Plovdiv |  Bulgaria | 22
23  | 1990 | Poznań |  Poland | 22
24  | 1991 | Paris |  France | 22
25  | 1993 | Copenhagen |  Denmark | 22
26  | 1994 | Mexico City |  Mexico | 24
27  | 1995 | Duisburg |  Germany | 24
28  | 1997 | Dartmouth |  Canada | 26
29  | 1998 | Szeged |  Hungary | 26
30  | 1999 | Milan |  Italy | 26
31  | 2001 | Poznań |  Poland | 27
32  | 2002 | Seville |  Spain | 27
33  | 2003 | Gainesville |  United States | 27
34  | 2005 | Zagreb |  Croatia | 27
35  | 2006 | Szeged |  Hungary | 27
36  | 2007 | Duisburg |  Germany | 27
37  | 2009 | Dartmouth |  Canada | 27
38  | 2010 | Poznań |  Poland | 28 + 7
39  | 2011 | Szeged |  Hungary | 29 + 8
–  | 2012 | Poznań |  Poland | 11
40  | 2013 | Duisburg |  Germany | 29 + 12
41  | 2014 | Moscow |  Russia | 29 + 12
42  | 2015 | Milan |  Italy | 26 + 12
–  | 2016 | Duisburg |  Germany | 12
43  | 2017 | Račice |  Czech Republic | 27 + 12
44  | 2018 | Montemor-o-Velho |  Portugal | 30 + 12
45  | 2019 | Szeged |  Hungary | 30 + 12
–  | ~~2020~~ | ~~Duisburg~~ | ~~ Germany~~ | –
46  | 2021 | Copenhagen |  Denmark | 28 + 12
47  | 2022 | Dartmouth |  Canada | 30 + 12
48  | 2023 | Duisburg |  Germany | 30 + 12
\-  | 2024 | Szeged |  Hungary | 12
49  | 2024 | Samarkand |  Uzbekistan | 20
50  | 2025 | Milan |  Italy | 24 + 12

### Note

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* The 2020 ICF Paracanoe World Championships were cancelled as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

## Events

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Current program

Event  | 38 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25  | Total
Men's C-1 200 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | • | • | • | 24
Men's C-1 500 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 42
Men's C-1 1000 m  | • |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | 48
Men's C-1 5000 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13
Men's C-2 500 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | 41
Men's C-4 500 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | 21
Men's K-1 200 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 25
Men's K-1 500 m  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 49
Men's K-1 1000 m  | • |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | 48
Men's K-1 5000 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13
Men's K-2 500 m  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | 48
Men's K-4 500 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | 31
Women's C-1 200 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | * | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | 12
Women's C-1 500 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | * |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7
Women's C-1 5000 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7
Women's C-2 200 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7
Women's C-2 500 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | *  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | 11
Women's C-4 500 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • |  | • | 4
Women's K-1 200 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 25
Women's K-1 500 m  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | 47
Women's K-1 1000 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23
Women's K-1 5000 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17
Women's K-2 500 m  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | 48
Women's K-4 500 m  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | • | 44
Past events
Event  | 38 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25  | Total
Men's C-1 10000 m  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23
Men's C-1 4 × 200 m relay  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Men's C-2 200 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  | 20
Men's C-2 1000 m  | • |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | 48
Men's C-2 10000 m  | • |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24
Men's C-4 200 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
Men's C-4 1000 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22
Men's K-1 10000 m  | • |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24
Men's K-1 4 × 200 m relay  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Men's K-1 4 × 500 m relay  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11
Men's K-2 200 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  | 21
Men's K-2 1000 m  | • |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | 48
Men's K-2 10000 m  | • |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24
Men's K-4 200 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
Men's K-4 1000 m  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  | 45
Men's K-4 10000 m  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23
Men's folding K-1 10000 m  | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Men's folding K-2 10000 m  | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Women's C-1 1000 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • |  | 3
Women's K-1 600 m  | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Women's K-1 4 × 200 m relay  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Women's K-2 200 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | 24
Women's K-2 600 m  | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Women's K-2 1000 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  | 18
Women's K-2 5000 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Women's K-4 200 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
Women's K-4 1000 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
Mixed C-2 200 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • |  |  |  |  | 1
Mixed K-2 200 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • |  |  |  |  | 1
Mixed C-2 500 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • |  | 3
Mixed C-4 500 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • |  | 1
Mixed K-2 500 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • |  | 3
Mixed K-4 500 m  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • |  | 1
Total | 12  | 5  | 15  | 15  | 15  | 16  | 16  | 16  | 18  | 18  | 18  | 18  | 18  | 18  | 18  | 18  | 18  | 18  | 18  | 18  | 18  | 22  | 22  | 22  | 22  | 24  | 24  | 26  | 26  | 26  | 27  | 27  | 27  | 27  | 27  | 27  | 27  | 28  | 29  | 29  | 29  | 26  | 27  | 30  | 30  | 28  | 30  | 30  | 20  | 24  |

(*) Indicates exhibition events (not counted towards total)

## Editions Junior and U23

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* ICF Canoe Sprint Junior World Championships from 1985 to 2011
* ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships from 2013

Source:[4]

J (U20)  | U23  | Year  | Host  | Events

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Junior
1  | \-  | 1985 |  Castel Gandolfo, Italy  |
2  | \-  | 1987 |  Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
3  | \-  | 1989 |  Dartmouth, Canada |
4  | \-  | 1991 |  Vienna, Austria  |
5  | \-  | 1993 |  Racice, Czech Republic  |
6  | \-  | 1995 |  Yamanashi, Japan  |
7  | \-  | 1997 |  Lahti, Finland  |
8  | \-  | 1999 |  Zagreb, Croatia  |
9  | \-  | 2001 |  Curitiba, Brazil  |
10  | \-  | 2003 |  Komatsu, Japan |
11  | \-  | 2005 |  Szeged, Hungary  |
12  | \-  | 2007 |  Racice, Czech Republic  |
13  | \-  | 2009 |  Moscow, Russia  |
14  | \-  | 2011 |  Brandenburg, Germany  | 23 + 0
Junior and U23
15  | 1  | 2013 |  Welland, Canada  | 14 + 14
16  | 2  | 2014 |  Szeged, Hungary  | 14 + 14
17  | 3  | 2015 |  Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal  | 16 + 16
18  | 4  | 2016 |  Minsk, Belarus  | 19 + 18
19  | 5  | 2017 |  Pitești, Romania  | 19 + 18
20  | 6  | 2018 |  Plovdiv, Bulgaria  | 19 + 18
21  | 7  | 2019 |  Pitești, Romania  | 18 + 18
\-  | \-  | 2020  |  Brandenburg, Germany  | Cancelled
22  | 8  | 2021 |  Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal  | 24 + 24
23  | 9  | 2022 |  Szeged, Hungary  | 26 + 26
24  | 10  | 2023 |  Auronzo, Italy  | 28 + 28
25  | 11  | 2024 |  Plovdiv, Bulgaria  | 24 + 24
26  | 12  | 2025 |  Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal  | 24 + 24

## Lists of medalists

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* List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in men's Canadian
* List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in women's Canadian
* List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in men's kayak
* List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in women's kayak
* List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in paracanoe

## Medal tables

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### Canoe sprint (1938–2024)

[edit]

This medal table does not include exhibition events. The historical medal count of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships as of the 2024 championships is as follows:

| Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Hungary| 230| 176| 155| 561
2|  Germany| 141| 114| 88| 343
3|  Soviet Union| 102| 80| 66| 248
4|  East Germany| 73| 36| 36| 145
5|  Romania| 54| 78| 68| 200
6|  Russia| 54| 55| 49| 158
7|  Canada| 40| 24| 28| 92
8|  Poland| 38| 95| 80| 213
9|  Sweden| 33| 41| 48| 122
10|  Belarus| 32| 35| 38| 105
11|  Spain| 26| 36| 46| 108
12|  New Zealand| 23| 11| 5| 39
13|  Australia| 19| 22| 19| 60
14|  Denmark| 19| 20| 23| 62
15|  Italy| 16| 21| 18| 55
16|  Slovakia| 16| 10| 12| 38
17|  Ukraine| 15| 14| 36| 65
18|  Czech Republic| 13| 32| 22| 67
19|  West Germany| 13| 19| 24| 56
20|  Norway| 13| 14| 15| 42
21|  France| 12| 17| 25| 54
22|  Great Britain| 10| 16| 16| 42
23|  Bulgaria| 9| 16| 26| 51
24|  Czechoslovakia| 9| 15| 21| 45
25|  Portugal| 9| 12| 8| 29
26|  Lithuania| 9| 7| 11| 27
27|  China| 8| 10| 14| 32
28|  Yugoslavia| 8| 8| 5| 21
29| Authorised Neutral Athletes[a]| 8| 5| 3| 16
30|  United States| 7| 5| 3| 15
31|  Finland| 7| 3| 3| 13
32|  Brazil| 7| 1| 7| 15
33|  Cuba| 5| 11| 10| 26
34|  Austria| 5| 6| 13| 24
35|  Azerbaijan| 4| 8| 1| 13
36|  Serbia| 3| 6| 13| 22
37|  Uzbekistan| 3| 3| 8| 14
38|  Chile| 3| 3| 5| 11
39|  Russian Canoe Federation[b]| 3| 0| 5| 8
40|  Moldova| 2| 4| 4| 10
41|  Israel| 2| 1| 2| 5
42|  Latvia| 2| 0| 2| 4
43|  Belgium| 1| 3| 4| 8
44|  Mexico| 1| 0| 3| 4
45|  Saar[c]| 1| 0| 0| 1
Serbia and Montenegro| 1| 0| 0| 1
47|  Netherlands| 0| 4| 4| 8
48|  Slovenia| 0| 3| 5| 8
49|  Argentina| 0| 3| 2| 5
50|  Georgia| 0| 2| 2| 4
51|  Ireland| 0| 1| 2| 3
52|  Croatia| 0| 1| 1| 2
53|  Kazakhstan| 0| 0| 3| 3
South Africa| 0| 0| 3| 3
55|  Iran| 0| 0| 1| 1
Japan| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (56 entries)| 1,109| 1,107| 1,112| 3,328

### Paracanoe (2010–2024)

[edit]

This medal table does not include exhibition events. Events were occasionally excluded from their respective medal tables due to lack of participation, but are included in this overall table. The historical medal count of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships as of the 2023 championships is as follows:

| Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

|
|
|
|
|

1|  Great Britain| 48| 33| 14| 95
2|  Brazil| 21| 17| 18| 56
3|  Australia| 21| 7| 11| 39
4|  Ukraine| 16| 8| 12| 36
5|  Germany| 8| 9| 7| 24
6|  Canada| 6| 10| 6| 22
7|  Italy| 6| 7| 10| 23
8|  Hungary| 6| 5| 9| 20
9|  Austria| 6| 3| 1| 10
10|  Spain| 4| 7| 3| 14
11|  Romania| 3| 2| 5| 10
12|  Russia| 2| 10| 18| 30
13|  United States| 2| 6| 6| 14
14|  Japan| 2| 2| 3| 7
15|  Poland| 1| 8| 7| 16
16|  Chile| 1| 4| 7| 12
17|  French Polynesia| 1| 2| 0| 3
18|  Uzbekistan| 1| 1| 2| 4
19|  Russian Canoe Federation[b]| 1| 1| 0| 2
20|  China| 1| 0| 0| 1
Sweden| 1| 0| 0| 1
22|  France| 0| 7| 7| 14
23|  New Zealand| 0| 3| 3| 6
24|  India| 0| 3| 0| 3
25|  Portugal| 0| 1| 2| 3
26|  Czech Republic| 0| 1| 0| 1
27|  Iran| 0| 0| 2| 2
28|  Algeria| 0| 0| 1| 1
Finland| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (29 entries)| 158| 157| 155| 470

https://www.canoeicf.com/paracanoe-world-championships/szeged-2024

Note

1. ^ Russia and Belarus were banned following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Athletes from those countries not in support of their states' actions were permitted to compete as Authorised Neutral Athletes since 2023.
2. ^ a b Russia was banned from the 2021 World Championships and their athletes' medals were assigned to the Russian Canoe Federation.
3. ^ Therese Zens represented Saar when she won a gold medal in 1954. This is recorded for West Germany in the official tables.

## See also

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* Canoe Sprint World Cup
* Canoeing at the Summer Olympics
* Paracanoe at the Summer Paralympics
* International Canoe Federation
* ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship
* ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
* ICF Masters Canoe Slalom World Championships
* ICF Masters Canoe Sprint World Championships
* Wildwater Canoeing World Championships
* Malabar River Festival
* Canoe Sprint European Championships

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "What is Canoe Sprint?". CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
2. ^ "What is Paracanoe?". CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
3. ^ "ICF updates status of events due to coronavirus concerns". Association Internationale De La Presse Sportive. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
4. ^ "Results". 19 November 2019.

### Sources

[edit]

* 2008 ICF Congress on change from flatwater racing to canoe sprint. – accessed 30 November 2008.
* "The Board of Directors Wrap Up in Windsor".[permanent dead link] – International Canoe Federation (5 December 2009) – accessed 18 December 2009.
* Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
* Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
* Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

## External links

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* "Canoe Results – Sprint – World Championships". canoeresults.eu. European Canoe Association (ECA).

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