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1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships


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

EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTime
C-1 1000 mJános PartiIstván HernekJaroslav Poupa
C-1 10000 mJiří VokněrFrantišek ČapekIstván Hernek
C-2 1000 m
Kurt Liebhart
Engelbert LullaHUN
István Bodor
József TuzaHUN
Ferenc Csonka
Mihály Sasvári
C-2 10000 mHUN
Károly Wieland
József HalmayHUN
Ferenc Csonka
Mihály Sasvári
Jaroslav Sieger
Zdeněk Ziegler

Kayak

EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTime
K-1 500 mGert FredrikssonMeinhard MittenbergerMircea Anastasescu
K-1 1000 mGert FredrikssonLouis GantoisFerenc Hatlaczki
K-1 10000 mFerenc HatlaczkiMiloš PechHarald Eriksen
K-1 4 x 500 m relaySweden
Lars Glassér
Carl-Åke Ljung
Bert Nilsson
Gert FredrikssonHUN
Ervin Szörenyi
András Sován
Ferenc Wagner
Ferenc Hatlaczki
Max Raub
Herbert Wiedermann
Alfred Schmidtberger
Hermann Salzner
K-2 500 m
Ernst Steinhauer
Meinhard MiltenbergerSweden
Bengt Linfors
Valter WredgbergHUN
Ferenc Wagner
András Sován
K-2 1000 mHUN
István Mészáros
György Mészáros
Michel Scheuer
Gustav Schmidt
Helmut Noller
Günter Krammer
K-2 10000 m
Max Raub
Herbert WiedermannSweden
Sigvard Johansson
Rolf Fjellmann
Ernst Steinhauer
Helmuth Stocker
K-4 1000 mHUN
Imre Vagyócki
László Kovács
László Nagy
Zoltán SzigetiSweden
Einar Pihl
Ebbe Frick
Ragnar Heurlin
Stig AnderssonFrance
Maurice Graffen
Marcel Renaud
Louis Gantois
Robert Enteric
K-4 10000 mSweden
Einar Pihl
Ebbe Frick
Ragnar Heurlin
Stig AnderssonSweden
Hans Wetterström
Carl Sundin
Sigvard Johansson
Rolf FjellmannHUN
János Urányi
István Mészáros
György Mészáros
Ferenc Varga

Women's

Kayak

EventGoldTimeSilverTimeBronzeTime
K-1 500 mTherese ZenzFritzi SchwinglTove Nielsen
K-2 500 mHUN
Hilda Pinter
Klára Fried-BánfalviHUN
Valeria Lieszkowszky
Vilma Egresi
Lisa Schwarz
Gisela Amail

Note

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

Medals table

References

Wikipedia Source

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