Jan Brzák-Felix was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist from Prague who competed from the mid-1930s to the early 1950s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the C-2 1000 m event, including two golds and a silver (1952).
Václav Havel was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He was born in Prague.
Jiří Pecka was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He was born in Prague.
Charles Dussuet is a Swiss retired slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds, three silvers and three bronzes.
Vladimír Jirásek was a Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with five golds and two bronzes.
Luděk Beneš (1937-2016) was a slalom canoeist who competed for Czechoslovakia from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, specializing in the C1 discipline. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds, two silvers and a bronze.
Manfred Schubert is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. He won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds, six silvers, and two bronzes.
Jean-Claude Tochon is a retired Swiss slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s and the 1960s. He won six bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.
Gert Kleinert is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s and the 1960s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds, four silvers and a bronze.
Roger Paris was a French slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with five golds and two silvers.
Dieter Friedrich is a retired slalom canoeist who competed for East Germany from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s. He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds, two silvers and a bronze.
Horst Kleinert is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s. He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds, two silvers and a bronze.
František Hrabě is a retired Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the mid-to-late 1950s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds and two bronzes.
Josef Hendrych is a retired Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s and the 1960s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds, four silvers and a bronze.
Dieter Göthe is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold, a silver and two bronzes.
Manfred Vogt is a West German retired slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s and the 1960s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds and two bronzes.
Miroslav Čihák is a retired Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver and two bronzes.
Eva Setzkorn is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s. She won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds, three silvers and a bronze.
Vladimír Lánský is a former Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s and the 1960s. He won three medals in the C-2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (1955) and two silvers.
The Wildwater Canoeing World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every two years from 1959 to 1995 and then from 1996 to 2001, from 2011 the event is annual.
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