1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

none February 2026 The 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia. 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. This was the fifth championships in canoe sprint. The Soviet Union won their first medals at these championships. Medal summary Men's Canoe Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeC-1 1000 m Gennady Bukharin URS 1955 Jiří Vokněr TCH Yuriy Vinogradov URS 1955C-1 10000 m Gennady Bukharin URS 1955 Jiří Vokněr TCH Nichifor Tarara ROU 1952C-2 1000 m ROU 1952Alexe DumitruSimion Ismailciuc HUN 1949László SimariLajos Bodnar Jiří KodešVáclav VokálC-2 10000 m URS 1955Stepan OshchepkovAleksandr Silayev ROU 1952Achim SidorovLavrente Calinov Jiří KodešVáclav Vokál Kayak Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeK-1 500 m Stefan Kapłaniak POL Gert Fredriksson SWE Dieter Krause GDR 1949K-1 1000 m Fritz Briel GER Ferenc Hatlaczki HUN 1957 Gert Fredriksson SWEK-1 10000 m Thorvald Strömberg FIN Ladislav Čepčianský TCH Vagn Schmidt DENK-1 4 x 500 m relay Paul LangeMeinard MiltenbergerHelmut HerzFritz Briel HUN 1957György MészárosLászló KovácsFerenc HatlaczkiLajos Kiss SwedenHenri LindelöfCarl von GerberSven-Olov SjödeliusGert FredrikssonK-2 500 m PolandStefan KapłaniakWładysław Zieliński HUN 1957László NagyLászló Kovács Meinard MiltenbergerPaul LangeK-2 1000 m BelgiumHenri VerbruggheGermain van der Moere URS 1955Yevgeny YatsinenkoIvan Golovachov URS 1955Mikhail KaalesteAnatoly DemitkovK-2 10000 m HUN 1957János UrányiLászló Fábián Heinz AckersWilhelm Schlüssel Helmuth StockerFranz TeidlK-4 1000 m Michel ScheuerGeorg LietzGustav SchmidtTheodor Kleine HUN 1957György MészárosJózsef PehlAndrás SzenteJános Petroczy URS 1955Mikhail KaalesteIgor PisarevAnatoliy TrozhenkovAnatoly DemitkovK-4 10000 m Michel ScheuerGeorg LietzGustav SchmidtTheodor Kleine Günter KrugerWalter SanderHeinrich HellHubert Birgels URS 1955Nikolay RudzinkasVolodar ZvyozdkinAlfons RudzinkasVasiliy Stepanov Women's Kayak Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeK-1 500 m Yelisaveta Kislova URS 1955 Antonina Seredina URS 1955 Theresa Zens GERK-2 500 m URS 1955Nina GruzintsevaMariya Shubina URS 1955Antonina SeredinaYelisaveta Kislova Theresa ZensIngrid Hartmann Medals table 5 3 4 URS 1955 4 2 4 1 5 0 HUN 1957 0 3 2 1 1 1 ROU 1952 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 GDR 1949 References ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007. ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007. Results at Canoeresults.eu Icf Canoe Sprint World Championships, 1958 Icf Canoe Sprint World Championships, 1958 Category:ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Category:International sports competitions hosted by Czechoslovakia Category:Canoeing in Czechoslovakia