ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships explained

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Status:	active
Genre:	sporting event
Date:	mid-year
Frequency:	annual
Country:	varying

The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). The World Championships have taken place every non-Olympic year since 1970 and officially included paracanoe events since 2010; since 2012, paracanoe-specific editions of this event (named ICF Paracanoe World Championships) have been held in Summer Paralympic years.

Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing.

Explanation of events

Canoe sprint competitions are broken up into canoe (C), an open canoe with a single-blade paddle, or in kayaks (K), a closed canoe with a double-bladed paddle. Each canoe or kayak can hold one person (1), two people (2), or four people (4). For each of the specific canoes or kayaks, such as a K-1 (kayak single), the competition distances can be 200m (700feet), 500m (1,600feet), 1000m (3,000feet), or 5000m (16,000feet) long. When a competition is listed as a C-2 500 m event as an example, it means two people are in a canoe competing at a 500m (1,600feet) distance.^[1]

Paracanoe competitions are contested in either a va'a (V), an outrigger canoe (which includes a second pontoon) with a single-blade paddle, or in a kayak (as above). All international competitions are held over 200 metres in single-man boats, with three event classes in both types of vessel for men and women depending on the level of an athlete's impairment. The lower the classification number, the more severe the impairment is – for example, VL1 is a va'a competition for those with particularly severe impairments.^[2]

Editions

ICF Paracanoe World Championships (paracanoe events only)

• Events exclude exhibition events.

width=30	Edition	width=30	Year	width=200	Host City	width=200	Host Country	width=75	Events
1				12
2				5
3				15
4				15
5				15
6				16
7				16
8				16
9				18
10				18
11				18
12				18
13				18
14				18
15				18
16				18
17				18
18				18
19				18
20				18
21				18
22				22
23				22
24		Paris		22
25				22
26				24
27				24
28				26
29				26
30				26
31				27
32				27
33				27
34				27
35				27
36				27
37				27
38				28 + 7
39				29 + 8
–				11
40				29 + 12
41		Moscow		29 + 12
42				26 + 12
–				12
43				27 + 12
44				30 + 12
45				30 + 12
–	2020	Duisburg		–
46				28 + 12
47				30 + 12
48				30 + 12
align=center	-				12
49				20
50

Note

• The 2020 ICF Paracanoe World Championships were cancelled as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Events

Current program
Event	38	48	50	54	58	63	66	70	71	73	74	75	77	78	79	81	82	83	85	86	87	89	90	91	93	94	95	97	98	99	01	02	03	05	06	07	09	10	11	13	14	15	17	18	19	21	22	23	24	Total
Men's C-1 200 m																										•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	•	•	23
Men's C-1 500 m									•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	41
Men's C-1 1000 m	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		47
Men's C-1 5000 m																																						•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12
Men's C-2 500 m									•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		40
Men's C-2 1000 m	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	48
Men's C-4 500 m																						•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•								•	•	•	•	•		20
Men's K-1 200 m																										•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	24
Men's K-1 500 m		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	48
Men's K-1 1000 m	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		47
Men's K-1 5000 m																																						•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12
Men's K-2 500 m		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		47
Men's K-2 1000 m	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	48
Men's K-4 500 m													•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•							•	•	•	•	•	•		30
Women's C-1 200 m																																					*	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		11
Women's C-1 500 m																																					*							•	•	•	•	•	•	6
Women's C-1 1000 m																																															•	•	•	3
Women's C-1 5000 m																																												•	•	•	•	•	•	6
Women's C-2 200 m																																												•	•	•	•	•	•	6
Women's C-2 500 m																																							•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		10
Women's C-4 500 m																																														•	•	•		3
Women's K-1 200 m																										•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	24
Women's K-1 500 m			•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		46
Women's K-1 1000 m																												•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	22
Women's K-1 5000 m																						•	•	•	•													•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16
Women's K-2 200 m																										•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	24
Women's K-2 500 m		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		47
Women's K-4 500 m						•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		43
Mixed C-2 500 m																																															•	•	•	3
Mixed C-4 500 m																																																	•	1
Mixed K-2 500 m																																															•	•	•	3
Mixed K-4 500 m																																																	•	1
Past events
Event	38	48	50	54	58	63	66	70	71	73	74	75	77	78	79	81	82	83	85	86	87	89	90	91	93	94	95	97	98	99	01	02	03	05	06	07	09	10	11	13	14	15	17	18	19	21	22	23		Total
Men's C-1 10000 m			•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•																									23
Men's C-1 4 × 200 m relay																																					•	•	•	•	•									5
Men's C-2 200 m																										•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•					20
Men's C-2 10000 m	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•																									24
Men's C-4 200 m																										•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•													12
Men's C-4 1000 m																						•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•							22
Men's K-1 10000 m	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•																									24
Men's K-1 4 × 200 m relay																																					•	•	•	•	•									5
Men's K-1 4 × 500 m relay		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•																																						11
Men's K-2 200 m																										•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•					21
Men's K-2 10000 m	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•																									24
Men's K-4 200 m																										•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•													12
Men's K-4 1000 m	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•					45
Men's K-4 10000 m			•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•																									23
Men's folding K-1 10000 m	•																																																	1
Men's folding K-2 10000 m	•																																																	1
Women's K-1 600 m	•																																																	1
Women's K-1 4 × 200 m relay																																					•	•	•	•	•									5
Women's K-2 600 m	•																																																	1
Women's K-2 1000 m																												•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•					18
Women's K-2 5000 m																						•	•	•	•																									4
Women's K-4 200 m																										•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•													12
Women's K-4 1000 m																															•	•	•	•	•	•														6
Mixed C-2 200 m																																														•				1
Mixed K-2 200 m																																														•				1
Total	12	5	15	15	15	16	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	22	22	22	22	24	24	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	26	27	30	30	28	30	30	20

(*) Indicates exhibition events (not counted towards total)

Editions Junior and U23

• ICF Canoe Sprint Junior World Championships from 1985 to 2011
• ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships from 2013

Source:^[4]

width=50	J (U20)	width=50	U23	width=30	Year	width=250	Host	width=75	Events
1	align=center	-	1985	Castel Gandolfo, Italy
2	align=center	-	1987	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
3	align=center	-	1989	Dartmouth, Canada
4	align=center	-		Vienna, Austria
5	align=center	-	1993	Racice, Czech Republic
6	align=center	-	1995	Yamanashi, Japan
7	align=center	-	1997	Lahti, Finland
8	align=center	-	1999	Zagreb, Croatia
9	align=center	-	2001	Curitiba, Brazil
10	align=center	-	2003	Komatsu, Japan
11	align=center	-	2005	Szeged, Hungary
12	align=center	-	2007	Racice, Czech Republic
13	align=center	-	2009	Moscow, Russia
14	align=center	-	2011	Brandenburg, Germany	23 + 0
15	1	2013	Welland, Canada	14 + 14
16	2	2014	Szeged, Hungary	14 + 14
17	3	2015	Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal	16 + 16
18	4	2016	Minsk, Belarus	19 + 18
19	5	2017	Pitești, Romania	19 + 18
20	6	2018	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	19 + 18
21	7	2019	Pitești, Romania	18 + 18
align=center	-	align=center	-	2020	Brandenburg, Germany	Cancelled
22	8	2021	Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal	24 + 24
23	9	2022	Szeged, Hungary	26 + 26
24	10	2023	Auronzo, Italy

Lists of medalists

• List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in men's Canadian
• List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in women's Canadian
• List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in men's kayak
• List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in women's kayak
• List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in paracanoe

Medal tables

Canoe sprint (1938–2023)

This medal table does not include exhibition events. The historical medal count of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships as of the 2023 championships is as follows:

Paracanoe (2010–2024)

This medal table does not include exhibition events. Events were occasionally excluded from their respective medal tables due to lack of participation, but are included in this overall table. The historical medal count of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships as of the 2023 championships is as follows:

https://www.canoeicf.com/paracanoe-world-championships/szeged-2024

Note

See also

• Canoe Sprint World Cup
• Canoeing at the Summer Olympics
• Paracanoe at the Summer Paralympics
• International Canoe Federation
• ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship
• ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
• Wildwater Canoeing World Championships
• Malabar River Festival
• Canoe Sprint European Championships

References

Sources

• 2008 ICF Congress on change from flatwater racing to canoe sprint. – accessed 30 November 2008.
• "The Board of Directors Wrap Up in Windsor". – International Canoe Federation (5 December 2009) – accessed 18 December 2009.
• Web site: Kamber . Raymond . Raymond Kamber . 2008 . Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint) . CanoeICF.com . . 1–41 . 18 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 . 5 January 2010 . dead.
• Web site: Kamber . Raymond . Raymond Kamber . 2008 . Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines . CanoeICF.com . . 42–83 . 18 April 2019 . https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal_winners_since_1936%2F1510%2F0 . 9 November 2009 . dead.
• Web site: Kamber . Raymond . Raymond Kamber . 2008 . Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) . CanoeICF.com . . 1–83 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180518200125/https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/results_history_-_complete_medal_winners_icf_updated_2007.pdf . 18 May 2018 . 25 September 2021.

External links

• Web site: Canoe Results – Sprint – World Championships . canoeresults.eu . European Canoe Association (ECA) .

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

1. Web site: What is Canoe Sprint?. CanoeICF.com . . 17 June 2018.
2. Web site: What is Paracanoe?. CanoeICF.com . . 17 June 2018.
3. News: ICF updates status of events due to coronavirus concerns . 15 September 2021 . Association Internationale De La Presse Sportive . 8 April 2020.
4. Web site: Results . 19 November 2019 .