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. They are usually held every non-Olympic year and have officially included paracanoe events since 2010; paracanoe-specific editions of this event are usually held in Summer Paralympic years.
Štěpánka Hilgertová is a former Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1988 to 2017. Competing in six Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K1 event, earning them in 1996 and 2000.
Peter Hochschorner is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2017. Competing together with his twin brother Pavol Hochschorner, they are the most successful C2 paddlers in the history of canoe slalom. They retired from canoe slalom in 2018 after the C2 event was discontinued and subsequently switched to wildwater canoeing. They retired from wildwater canoeing after the 2021 World Championships in their hometown Bratislava.
Sandra Forgues, formerly known as Wilfrid Forgues, is a French slalom canoeist who competed as a male athlete from the late 1980s to the early 2000s (decade). In 2018, Forgues revealed publicly her identity as a trans woman.
Jennifer Bongardt is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1998 to 2010.
Elena Kaliská is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1988 to 2019. She specialized in the K1 event, which was the only discipline available for women during the vast majority of her career.
Peter Kauzer is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1999.
Irena Pavelková is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2012.
Mandy Planert is a retired German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2008.
Fabian Dörfler is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2001 to 2014.
Jana Dukátová is a former Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2021. She specialized in the K1 event for most of her career, although she was also one of the pioneers of the women's C1 discipline, becoming the first ever world champion. She stopped competing in C1 after 2010.
Fiona Pennie is a British slalom canoeist who has competed internationally since 1997. She lives in Waltham Abbey in Essex.
Marie Řihošková is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international from 1997 to 2010.
Laura Kate Blakeman is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1995 to 2011.
Corinna Kuhnle is an Austrian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002.
Marie Gaspard is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1995 to 2006.
Jasmin Schornberg is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2001.
Elizabeth Rachael "Lizzie" Neave is a British slalom canoeist in women's kayak (K1W). She started competing in 1996 and first gained selection to represent Great Britain at junior level in 2002.
Ricarda Funk is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008, specializing in the K1 discipline and since 2021 also in kayak cross.
Camille Prigent is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2013.
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