The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in

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, one of two Summer Olympic sport events organized by the

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(the other being the

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). The World Championships have taken place every non-Olympic year since 1970 and officially included

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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

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competitions are broken up into

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(C), an open canoe with a single-blade paddle, or in

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s (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 , , , or 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 distance.

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competitions are contested in either a

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(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.

Summary

ICF Paracanoe World Championships (paracanoe events only) * Events exclude Exhibition events.

Note

* The 2020 ICF Paracanoe World Championships were cancelled as a consequence of the

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Junior and U23

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from 1985 to 2011 *

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from 2013 Source:

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 *

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Medal tables

Canoe sprint (1938–2022)

This medal table does not include exhibition events. The historical medal count of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships as of the 2022 championships is as follows:

Paracanoe (2010–2022)

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 2022 championships is as follows: ;Note

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. * * *

External links

* {{Main world championships Recurring sporting events established in 1938 Sprint Canoe sprint