Václav Havel was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He was born in Prague.
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.
Charles Dussuet is a retired Swiss 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.
Luděk Beneš is a retired Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds, two silvers and a bronze.
Karl-Heinz Wozniak is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s and the 1960s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold, three 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.
Dieter Friedrich 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.
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.
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.
Günther Merkel is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds and a silver.
Manfred Merkel is a retired East German slalom canoeist.
Manfred Vogt is a retired West German 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.
Eberhard Gläser is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with five golds and three silvers.
Manfred Glöckner was a East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s and the 1960s. He won four gold medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.
Rudolf Seifert is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s and the 1960s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds and a bronze.
Anneliese Bauer is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. She won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold and two silvers.
Ursula Gläser is a retired East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. She won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds and a silver.
Heiner Stumpf is a former West German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s and the 1960s. He won three medals in the C-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (1957) and two silvers.
Otto Stumpf is a former West German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s and the 1960s. He won four medals in the C-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (1957), two silvers and a bronze (1967).
