The 1977 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Spittal, Austria under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record setting third time. It was the 15th edition. Spittal hosted the championships previously in 1963 and 1965. A record ten countries won medals at these championships, including the first for Australia.
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 |  Albert Kerr (GBR) |  Dieter Förstl (FRG) |  Norbert Sattler (AUT) | |||
| K1 team |  France Jean-Yves Prigent Bernard Renault Christian Frossard | Austria Eduard Wolffhardt Norbert Sattler Peter Fauster |  Poland Wojciech Gawroński Jerzy Stanuch Kazimierz Gawlikowski |
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2 |  United States Marietta Gillman Chuck Lyda | United States Linda Aponte John Kennedy |  Australia Kym Purdy Stuart Dry |
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 |  Angelika Bahmann (GDR) | Petra Krol (GDR) |  Linda Harrison (USA) | |||
| K1 team |  Switzerland Elisabeth Käser Kathrin Weiss Claire Costa | East Germany Angelika Bahmann Birgit Feydt Petra Krol | United States Cathy Hearn Jean Campbell Linda Harrison |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
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