The ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships are an international event involving long distance surf ski ocean races. Races are divided into single-paddler (SS1) senior, junior and masters age-group categories. The Championships have been held every two years since debuting in 2013, then switched into being held annually since 2021. [1]
Vila do Conde, Portugal 
Tahiti, French Polynesia 
Hong Kong 
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, France 
Lanzarote, Spain Viana do Castelo, Portugal 
Perth, Australia Madeira, Portugal Senior category medalists are listed below: [2]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2013 |  Sean Rice (RSA) | Cory Hill (AUS) | Sam Norton (AUS) |
| 2015 | Cory Hill (AUS) | Clint Robinson (AUS) | Jasper Mocke (RSA) |
| 2017 | Cory Hill (AUS) | Hank McGregor (RSA) | Jasper Mocke (RSA) |
| 2019 | Sean Rice (RSA) | Kenny Rice (RSA) | Cory Hill (AUS) |
| 2021 [3] | Nicolas Notten (RSA) |  Gordan Harbrecht (GER) | Ulvard Hart (RSA) |
| 2022 [4] | Kenny Rice (RSA) | Hank McGregor (RSA) | Mackenzie Hynard (AUS) |
| 2023 [5] | Cory Hill (AUS) | Joshua Fenn (RSA) | Oscar Jones (AUS) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2013 | Michele Eray (RSA) | Michelle Burn (RSA) | Nikki Mocke (RSA) |
| 2015 |  Teneale Hatton (NZL) |  Michele Eray [lower-alpha 1] (USA) | Rachel Clarke (NZL) |
| 2017 | Hayley Nixon (RSA) | Michelle Burn (RSA) | Teneale Hatton (NZL) |
| 2019 | Danielle McKenzie (NZL) | Hayley Nixon (RSA) | Teneale Hatton (NZL) |
| 2021 [3] | Michelle Burn (RSA) | Ana Swetish (USA) | Judit Vergés (ESP) |
| 2022 [4] | Jemma Smith (AUS) | Danielle McKenzie (NZL) | Michelle Burn (RSA) |
| 2023 [5] | Jemma Smith (AUS) | Melanie van Niekerk (RSA) | Brianna Massie (AUS) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2023 [5] | Judit Verges Xifra , Walter Bouzan (ESP) | Mackenzie Hynard , Jemma Smith (AUS) | Kira Bester , Mark Keeling (RSA) |
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