1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships explained

The 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mâcon, France. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation.

The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Two events were held for the women, both in kayak. The type or number of events held at the championships remained unchanged from the previous championships.

This was the fourth championships in canoe sprint.

Medal summary

Men's

Canoe

Event	align=center bgcolor="gold"	Gold	align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"	Time	align=center bgcolor="silver"	Silver	align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"	Time	align=center bgcolor="CC9966"	Bronze	align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"	Time
C-1 1000 m
C-1 10000 m
C-2 1000 m	Kurt Liebhart Engelbert Lulla		István Bodor József Tuza		Ferenc Csonka Mihály Sasvári
C-2 10000 m	Károly Wieland József Halmay		Ferenc Csonka Mihály Sasvári		Jaroslav Sieger Zdeněk Ziegler

Kayak

Event	align=center bgcolor="gold"	Gold	align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"	Time	align=center bgcolor="silver"	Silver	align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"	Time	align=center bgcolor="CC9966"	Bronze	align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"	Time
K-1 500 m
K-1 1000 m
K-1 10000 m
K-1 4 x 500 m relay	Lars Glassér Carl-Åke Ljung Bert Nilsson Gert Fredriksson		Ervin Szörenyi András Sován Ferenc Wagner Ferenc Hatlaczki		Max Raub Herbert Wiedermann Alfred Schmidtberger Hermann Salzner
K-2 500 m	Ernst Steinhauer Meinhard Miltenberger		Bengt Linfors Valter Wredgberg		Ferenc Wagner András Sován
K-2 1000 m	István Mészáros György Mészáros		Michel Scheuer Gustav Schmidt		Helmut Noller Günter Krammer
K-2 10000 m	Max Raub Herbert Wiedermann		Sigvard Johansson Rolf Fjellmann		Ernst Steinhauer Helmuth Stocker
K-4 1000 m	Imre Vagyócki László Kovács László Nagy Zoltán Szigeti		Einar Pihl Ebbe Frick Ragnar Heurlin Stig Andersson		Maurice Graffen Marcel Renaud Louis Gantois Robert Enteric
K-4 10000 m	Einar Pihl Ebbe Frick Ragnar Heurlin Stig Andersson		Hans Wetterström Carl Sundin Sigvard Johansson Rolf Fjellmann		János Urányi István Mészáros György Mészáros Ferenc Varga

Women's

Kayak

Event	align=center bgcolor="gold"	Gold	align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"	Time	align=center bgcolor="silver"	Silver	align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"	Time	align=center bgcolor="CC9966"	Bronze	align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"	Time
K-1 500 m
K-2 500 m	Hilda Pinter Klára Fried-Bánfalvi		Valeria Lieszkowszky Vilma Egresi		Lisa Schwarz Gisela Amail

Note

Zenz competed for Saar, but is listed in official reports as competing for West Germany.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.