ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

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ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Statusactive
Genresporting event
Date(s)mid-year
Frequencyannual
Countryvarying
Inaugurated1938 (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.

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

Explanation of events

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

  ICF Paracanoe World Championships (paracanoe events only)

EditionYearHost CityHost CountryEvents
1 1938 Vaxholm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 12
2 1948 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain5
3 1950 Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 15
4 1954 Mâcon Flag of France.svg France15
5 1958 Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 15
6 1963 Jajce Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 16
7 1966 East Berlin Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 16
8 1970 Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 16
9 1971 Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 18
10 1973 Tampere Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 18
11 1974 Mexico City Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 18
12 1975 Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 18
13 1977 Sofia Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 18
14 1978 Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 18
15 1979 Duisburg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 18
16 1981 Nottingham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain18
17 1982 Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 18
18 1983 Tampere Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 18
19 1985 Mechelen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium18
20 1986 Montréal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada18
21 1987 Duisburg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 18
22 1989 Plovdiv Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 22
23 1990 Poznań Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 22
24 1991 ParisFlag of France.svg France22
25 1993 Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 22
26 1994 Mexico City Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 24
27 1995 Duisburg Flag of Germany.svg Germany24
28 1997 Dartmouth Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada26
29 1998 Szeged Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 26
30 1999 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy26
31 2001 Poznań Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 27
32 2002 Seville Flag of Spain.svg Spain27
33 2003 Gainesville Flag of the United States.svg United States27
34 2005 Zagreb Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 27
35 2006 Szeged Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 27
36 2007 Duisburg Flag of Germany.svg Germany27
37 2009 Dartmouth Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada27
38 2010 Poznań Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 28 + 7
39 2011 Szeged Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 29 + 8
2012 Poznań Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11
40 2013 Duisburg Flag of Germany.svg Germany29 + 12
41 2014 MoscowFlag of Russia.svg Russia29 + 12
42 2015 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy26 + 12
2016 Duisburg Flag of Germany.svg Germany12
43 2017 Račice Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 27 + 12
44 2018 Montemor-o-Velho Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 30 + 12
45 2019 Szeged Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 30 + 12
2020 Duisburg Flag of Germany.svg Germany
46 2021 Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 28 + 12
47 2022 Dartmouth Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada30 + 12
48 2023 Duisburg Flag of Germany.svg Germany30 + 12
- 2024 Szeged Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 12
49 2024 Samarkand Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 20
50 2025 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy

Note

Events

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 24Total
Men's C-1 200 m 23
Men's C-1 500 m 41
Men's C-1 1000 m 47
Men's C-1 5000 m 12
Men's C-2 500 m 40
Men's C-2 1000 m 48
Men's C-4 500 m 20
Men's K-1 200 m 24
Men's K-1 500 m 48
Men's K-1 1000 m 47
Men's K-1 5000 m 12
Men's K-2 500 m 47
Men's K-2 1000 m 48
Men's K-4 500 m 30
Women's C-1 200 m* 11
Women's C-1 500 m* 6
Women's C-1 1000 m 3
Women's C-1 5000 m 6
Women's C-2 200 m 6
Women's C-2 500 m* 10
Women's C-4 500 m 3
Women's K-1 200 m 24
Women's K-1 500 m 46
Women's K-1 1000 m 22
Women's K-1 5000 m 16
Women's K-2 200 m 24
Women's K-2 500 m 47
Women's K-4 500 m 43
Mixed C-2 500 m 3
Mixed C-4 500 m1
Mixed K-2 500 m 3
Mixed K-4 500 m1
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 Total
Men's C-1 10000 m23
Men's C-1 4 × 200 m relay5
Men's C-2 200 m 20
Men's C-2 10000 m24
Men's C-4 200 m12
Men's C-4 1000 m 22
Men's K-1 10000 m24
Men's K-1 4 × 200 m relay5
Men's K-1 4 × 500 m relay11
Men's K-2 200 m 21
Men's K-2 10000 m24
Men's K-4 200 m12
Men's K-4 1000 m 45
Men's K-4 10000 m23
Men's folding K-1 10000 m1
Men's folding K-2 10000 m1
Women's K-1 600 m1
Women's K-1 4 × 200 m relay5
Women's K-2 600 m1
Women's K-2 1000 m 18
Women's K-2 5000 m4
Women's K-4 200 m12
Women's K-4 1000 m6
Mixed C-2 200 m 1
Mixed K-2 200 m 1
Total1251515151616161818181818181818181818181822222222242426262627272727272727282929292627303028303020

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

Editions Junior and U23

Source: [4]

J (U20)U23YearHostEvents
1- 1985 Flag of Italy.svg Castel Gandolfo, Italy
2- 1987 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Belgrade, Yugoslavia
3- 1989 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dartmouth, Canada
4- 1991 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna, Austria
5- 1993 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Racice, Czech Republic
6- 1995 Flag of Japan.svg Yamanashi, Japan
7- 1997 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland
8- 1999 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, Croatia
9- 2001 Flag of Brazil.svg Curitiba, Brazil
10- 2003 Flag of Japan.svg Komatsu, Japan
11- 2005 Flag of Hungary.svg Szeged, Hungary
12- 2007 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Racice, Czech Republic
13- 2009 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Russia
14- 2011 Flag of Germany.svg Brandenburg, Germany23 + 0
151 2013 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Welland, Canada14 + 14
162 2014 Flag of Hungary.svg Szeged, Hungary14 + 14
173 2015 Flag of Portugal.svg Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal16 + 16
184 2016 Flag of Belarus.svg Minsk, Belarus19 + 18
195 2017 Flag of Romania.svg Pitești, Romania19 + 18
206 2018 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Plovdiv, Bulgaria19 + 18
217 2019 Flag of Romania.svg Pitești, Romania18 + 18
--2020 Flag of Germany.svg Brandenburg, GermanyCancelled
228 2021 Flag of Portugal.svg Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal24 + 24
239 2022 Flag of Hungary.svg Szeged, Hungary26 + 26
2410 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Auronzo, Italy

Lists of medalists

Medal tables

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. 1 2 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.

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References

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  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.
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