The 1973 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Muotathal, Switzerland under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 13th edition. A record nine nations won medals at the championships.
The 1973 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Muotathal, Switzerland under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 13th edition. A record nine nations won medals at the championships.
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 |  Reinhard Eiben (GDR) | 269.1 |  Karel Třešňák (TCH) | 270.1 | Udo Müller (GDR) | 284.0 |
| C1 team | Czechoslovakia Karel Třešňák Petr Sodomka Jaroslav Radil | 291.6 | East Germany Reinhard Eiben Peter Massalski Udo Müller | 305.0 |  West Germany Walter Horn Wolfgang Peters Josef Schumacher | 361.2 |
| C2 | Czechoslovakia Jiří Krejza Jaroslav Pollert | 164.0 | East Germany Jürgen Kretschmer Klaus Trummer | 168.0 | West Germany Wilhelm Baues Hans-Otto Schumacher | 178.1 |
| C2 team | West Germany Karl-Heinz Scheffer & Heinz-Jürgen Steinschulte Hans-Otto Schumacher & Wilhelm Baues Michael Reimann & Olaf Fricke | 508.5 | Czechoslovakia František Kadaňka & Antonín Brabec Jiří Krejza & Jaroslav Pollert Josef Havela & Bohumír Machát | 547.8 | East Germany Jürgen Kretschmer & Klaus Trummer Hubert Kraeft & Jürgen Köhler Peter Grabowski & Josef Raschke | 558.9 |
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 |  Norbert Sattler (AUT) | 134.6 | Siegbert Horn (GDR) | 137.3 |  Wojciech Gawroński (POL) | 138.3 |
| K1 team | East Germany Siegbert Horn Christian Döring Wolfgang Büchner | 244.7 | Poland Wojciech Gawroński Jerzy Stanuch Stanisław Majerczak | 277.8 |  France Michel Magdinier Claude Peschier Éric Koechlin | 308.6 |
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2 |  United States Dave Knight Carol Knight | 474.1 | United States Norman Holcombe Barbara Holcombe | 522.0 |  Netherlands Peter van Stipdonk Ria van Stipdonk | 590.1 |
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Sybille Spindler (GDR) | 288.4 | Maria Ćwiertniewicz (POL) | 292.4 | Martina Falke (GDR) | 295.2 |
| K1 team | United States Louise Holcombe Lyn Ashton Candice Clark | 337.9 |  Switzerland Danielle Kamber Elisabeth Käser Eva Karel | 360.9 | East Germany Sybille Spindler Martina Falke Marion Bauman | 369.4 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
