ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
GenreCanoeing
FrequencyAnnual, except for Olympic years
LocationVaries (see Host cities in prose)
Inaugurated1949 Geneva
Previous event
2026 Oklahoma City
Next event
2027 La Seu d'Urgell
ParticipantsMen and women
Organised byInternational Canoe Federation

The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years. The 2001 championships were scheduled to take place in Ducktown, Tennessee (East of Chattanooga) from 20 to 23 September, but were canceled in the wake of the September 11 attacks.[1]

Men race in single kayaks (K1) and single canoes (C1) both individually and in teams. Women race in K1 both individually and in teams and since the 2010 championships also in C1 individually. A team event was scheduled for those championships, but it was canceled because of weather conditions. The first women's C1 team event took place at the 2011 world championships, but no medals were awarded. The first medals in this event were awarded in 2013.

The men's C2 event was removed from the World Championships before the 2018 edition.[2] The mixed C2 event was reinstated in 2017 after a 36-year hiatus, but it only lasted until 2019. The kayak cross events for men and women were introduced in 2017 (as extreme kayak).

Editions

#YearHost CityHost CountryEvents
Biannual
11949Geneva  Switzerland8
21951Steyr Austria8
31953Meran Italy8
41955Tacen Yugoslavia9
51957Augsburg West Germany10
61959Geneva  Switzerland9
71961Hainsberg East Germany8
81963Spittal an der Drau Austria9
91965Spittal an der Drau Austria10
101967Lipno Czechoslovakia9
111969Bourg St.-Maurice France10
121971Meran Italy9
131973Muotathal  Switzerland9
141975Skopje Yugoslavia9
151977Spittal an der Drau Austria9
161979Jonquière, Quebec Canada8
171981Bala United Kingdom9
181983Meran Italy8
191985Augsburg West Germany8
201987Bourg St.-Maurice France8
211989Savage River, Maryland USA8
221991Tacen Yugoslavia8
231993Mezzana Italy8
241995Nottingham United Kingdom8
251997Três Coroas Brazil8
261999La Seu d'Urgell Spain8
Annual (Except Olympics Years)
272002Bourg St.-Maurice France8
282003Augsburg Germany8
292005Penrith, New South Wales Australia7
302006Prague Czech Republic8
312007Foz do Iguaçu Brazil8
322009La Seu d'Urgell Spain8
332010Tacen Slovenia9
342011Bratislava Slovakia9
352013Prague Czech Republic10
362014Deep Creek Lake, Maryland USA9
372015London United Kingdom10
382017Pau France12
392018Rio de Janeiro Brazil11
402019La Seu d'Urgell Spain9
2019Prague (Extreme) Czech Republic2
412021Bratislava Slovakia10
422022Augsburg Germany10
432023London United Kingdom10
442025Penrith, New South Wales Australia12
452026Oklahoma City USA12
462027La Seu d'Urgell Spain
Total381

Lists of medalists

Most successful paddlers

Top 10 male and female paddlers with the best medal record including the team events are listed below. Boldface denotes active paddlers and the highest number of medals per type, as of the 2026 championships.

Men

Rank Athlete Country Event(s) From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Michal Martikán  Slovakia C1, C1 team 1995 2019 15 3 5 23
2 Jon Lugbill  United States C1, C1 team 1979 1991 12 1 0 13
3 Alexander Slafkovský  Slovakia C1, C1 team 2003 2022 10 5 1 16
4 Richard Fox  Great Britain K1, K1 team 1979 1993 10 0 1 11
5 Matej Beňuš  Slovakia C1, C1 team 2009 2022 9 1 2 12
6 David Hearn  United States C1, C1 team 1979 1995 8 5 0 13
7 Fabien Lefèvre  France,  United States C1, C2, K1, C2 team, K1 team 2002 2014 7 5 2 14
8 Joseph Clarke  Great Britain K1, KX, KXI, K1 team 2014 2026 7 2 3 12
9 Manfred Merkel  East Germany C2, Mixed C2, C2 team 1959 1967 7 0 0 7
10 Pavol Hochschorner  Slovakia C2, C2 team 1999 2014 6 4 4 14
Peter Hochschorner  Slovakia C2, C2 team 1999 2014 6 4 4 14

Women

Rank Athlete Country Event(s) From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Jessica Fox  Australia C1, K1, KX, C1 team, K1 team 2010 2026 17 5 3 25
2 Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi  France K1, K1 team 1983 1995 8 2 0 10
3 Mallory Franklin  Great Britain C1, K1, C1 team, K1 team 2013 2023 7 5 4 16
4 Štěpánka Hilgertová  Czechoslovakia,  Czech Republic K1, K1 team 1989 2015 7 5 2 14
5 Kimberley Woods  Great Britain C1, K1, KX, C1 team, K1 team 2015 2026 6 4 6 16
6 Ludmila Polesná  Czechoslovakia K1, K1 team 1961 1975 4 5 2 11
7 Jasmin Schornberg  Germany K1, K1 team 2006 2022 4 3 4 11
8 Ricarda Funk  Germany K1, K1 team 2015 2025 4 3 2 9
9 Gabriela Satková  Czech Republic C1, C1 team, K1 team 2018 2025 4 2 1 7
10 Ursula Gläser  East Germany K1, K1 team 1959 1965 4 1 0 5

Most successful paddlers in individual events

Top 10 male and female paddlers with the best medal record excluding the team events are listed below. Boldface denotes active paddlers and the highest number of medals per type. As of the 2026 championships.

Men

Rank Athlete Country Event(s) From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Joseph Clarke  Great Britain K1, KX, KXI 2021 2026 6 1 0 7
2 Jon Lugbill  United States C1 1979 1989 5 1 0 6
3 Pavol Hochschorner  Slovakia C2 2002 2011 5 0 2 7
Peter Hochschorner  Slovakia C2 2002 2011 5 0 2 7
5 Richard Fox  Great Britain K1 1979 1993 5 0 1 6
6 Michal Martikán  Slovakia C1 1995 2017 4 3 4 11
7 Manfred Merkel  East Germany C2, Mixed C2 1959 1965 4 0 0 4
8 Fabien Lefèvre  France,  United States C1, C2, K1 2002 2014 3 3 1 7
9 Tony Estanguet  France C1 2003 2010 3 3 0 6
10 Manfred Schubert  East Germany C1 1957 1965 3 1 1 5

Women

Rank Athlete Country Event(s) From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Jessica Fox  Australia C1, K1, KX, KXI 2010 2026 12 4 2 18
2 Ludmila Polesná  Czechoslovakia K1 1961 1971 4 1 0 5
3 Mallory Franklin  Great Britain C1, K1 2013 2023 2 5 1 8
4 Jana Dukátová  Slovakia C1, K1 2006 2017 2 3 0 5
5 Ricarda Funk  Germany K1 2015 2022 2 1 2 5
6 Štěpánka Hilgertová  Czech Republic K1 1997 2007 2 1 1 4
7 Elizabeth Sharman  Great Britain K1 1979 1987 2 1 0 3
Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi  France K1 1987 1993 2 1 0 3
9 Klaudia Zwolińska  Poland C1, K1, KX 2023 2026 2 0 3 5
10 Angelika Bahmann  East Germany K1 1971 1977 2 0 1 3

Medals (1949-2026)

Updated after the 2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France666540171
2 East Germany494230121
3 Czech Republic403228100
4 Great Britain382942109
5 Germany353333101
6 Czechoslovakia334541119
7 Slovakia26232069
8 West Germany25262677
9 United States25242069
10 Australia188733
11 Austria15121542
12 Switzerland9111939
13 Slovenia981835
14 Poland7141738
15 Italy47920
16 Spain371020
17 Yugoslavia25714
18 Brazil1146
19 Canada1102
20 Russia0246
21 Netherlands0213
22 New Zealand0123
23 Andorra0112
24 China0101
 Croatia0101
 Individual Neutral Athletes0101
 Japan0101
28 Argentina0011
 Morocco0011
Russian Canoe Federation0011
Totals (30 entries)4064033971,206

See also

References

  1. ↑ Robertson, Jason. "2001 World Championships Cancelled". American Whitewater. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "ICF to provide extra focus on C2 mixed slalom". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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