The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every non-Olympic year since 1970 and officially included paracanoe events since 2010; since 2012, paracanoe-specific editions of this event have been held in Summer Paralympic years.
The 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Jajce, Yugoslavia. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation.
Peter Kauzer is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1999.
The 1955 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Tacen, Yugoslavia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 4th edition. The Mixed C2 event debuted at these championships.
The 1975 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Skopje, Yugoslavia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 14th edition.
The 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held on 9–13 September 2009 at Parc Olímpic del Segre in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 32nd edition. La Seu d'Urgell hosted the event previously in 1999. A demonstration event for women's single canoe (C1W) took place that was swept by Australia. Slovakia was the top medal winner with six, including three golds. Germany and Great Britain each won four medals with a gold medal each. Host nation Spain won their first medals ever at the championships with four.
The 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held 8–12 September 2010 at Tacen Whitewater Course, Slovenia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time. It was the 33rd edition. Tacen hosted the event previously in 1955 and 1991 when it was part of Yugoslavia, and joins the following cities that have hosted the event three times: Spittal, Austria ; Meran, Italy ; Bourg St.-Maurice, France ; and Augsburg, Germany. Women's single canoe (C1W) events became a medal event after being an exhibition in the previous championships.
Jože Ilija was a Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-1 event at the 1955 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen.
Sigi Holzbauer is a retired West German slalom canoeist who competed in the mid-1950s. He won two gold medals at the 1955 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen, earning them in the folding K-1 event and the folding K-1 team event.
Fabian Dörfler is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2001 to 2014.
Karin Tietze is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed in the mid-1950s. She won two medals at the 1955 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen with a gold in the folding K-1 team event and a silver in the folding K-1 event.
Luka Božič is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006.
Gauthier Klauss is former French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003. His career ended in 2018 after C2 category was removed from the World cup and World championship.
Matthieu Patrick François Péché is former French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.His career ended in 2018 after C2 category was removed from the World cup and World championship.
Hannes Aigner is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
The 2011 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of four races in 5 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 24th edition.
The 1989 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of races in 4 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 2nd edition.
Mathieu Biazizzo is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2009.
Nadine Weratschnig is an Austrian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2013.
The 2020 ICF World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships was originally scheduled to take place in Tacen, Slovenia under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) at the Tacen Whitewater Course between the 7th and 12th of July 2020, but it was postponed and ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It would have been the 22nd edition of the competition for Juniors (U18) and the 9th edition for the Under 23 category.
