The 1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Szeged, Hungary.
The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Women competed in eight events, all in kayak.
This was the 29th championships in canoe sprint.
| 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 |
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| K-1 200 m | ||||||||||||
| K-1 500 m | ||||||||||||
| K-1 1000 m | ||||||||||||
| K-2 200 m | Marie-Josée Gibeau-Ouimet Karen Furneaux | Kinga Dékány Rita Kőbán | Beatriz Manchón Izaskun Aramburu | |||||||||
| K-2 500 m | Anna Wood Katrin Borchert | Birgit Fischer Anett Schuck | Kinga Dékány Rita Kőbán | |||||||||
| K-2 1000 m | Anna Wood Katrin Borchert | Birgit Fischer Ute Plessman | Anna Karlsson Susanne Gunnarsson | |||||||||
| K-4 200 m | Kinga Dékány Erzsébet Viski Rita Kőbán Katalin Kovács | Anna Karlsson Susanne Gunnarsson Ingela Eriksson Maria Haglund | Natalya Gouily Yelena Tissina Larissa Peisakhovich Tatyana Tischenko | |||||||||
| K-4 500 m | Birgit Fischer Anett Schuck Manuela Mucke Marcela Bednar | Kinga Dékány Szilvia Szabó Andrea Barocsi Katalin Kovács | Beatriz Manchón Izaskun Aramburu Ana María Penas Belen Sánchez |
