1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

International canoe competition 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 Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeC-1 1000 m János Parti HUN 1949 István Hernek HUN 1949 Jaroslav Poupa TCHC-1 10000 m Jiří Vokněr TCH František Čapek TCH István Hernek HUN 1949C-2 1000 m Kurt LiebhartEngelbert Lulla HUN 1949István BodorJózsef Tuza HUN 1949Ferenc CsonkaMihály SasváriC-2 10000 m HUN 1949Károly WielandJózsef Halmay HUN 1949Ferenc CsonkaMihály Sasvári Jaroslav SiegerZdeněk Ziegler Kayak Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeK-1 500 m Gert Fredriksson SWE Meinhard Mittenberger GER Mircea Anastasescu ROU 1952K-1 1000 m Gert Fredriksson SWE Louis Gantois FRA Ferenc Hatlaczki HUN 1949K-1 10000 m Ferenc Hatlaczki HUN 1949 Miloš Pech TCH Harald Eriksen NORK-1 4 x 500 m relay SwedenLars GlassérCarl-Åke LjungBert NilssonGert Fredriksson HUN 1949Ervin SzörenyiAndrás SovánFerenc WagnerFerenc Hatlaczki Max RaubHerbert WiedermannAlfred SchmidtbergerHermann SalznerK-2 500 m Ernst SteinhauerMeinhard Miltenberger SwedenBengt LinforsValter Wredgberg HUN 1949Ferenc WagnerAndrás SovánK-2 1000 m HUN 1949István MészárosGyörgy Mészáros Michel ScheuerGustav Schmidt Helmut NollerGünter KrammerK-2 10000 m Max RaubHerbert Wiedermann SwedenSigvard JohanssonRolf Fjellmann Ernst SteinhauerHelmuth StockerK-4 1000 m HUN 1949Imre VagyóckiLászló KovácsLászló NagyZoltán Szigeti SwedenEinar PihlEbbe FrickRagnar HeurlinStig Andersson FranceMaurice GraffenMarcel RenaudLouis GantoisRobert EntericK-4 10000 m SwedenEinar PihlEbbe FrickRagnar HeurlinStig Andersson SwedenHans WetterströmCarl SundinSigvard JohanssonRolf Fjellmann HUN 1949János UrányiIstván MészárosGyörgy MészárosFerenc Varga Women's Kayak Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeK-1 500 m Therese Zenz SAA Fritzi Schwingl AUT Tove Nielsen DENK-2 500 m HUN 1949Hilda PinterKlára Fried-Bánfalvi HUN 1949Valeria LieszkowszkyVilma Egresi Lisa SchwarzGisela Amail Note Zenz competed for Saar, but is listed in official reports as competing for West Germany. Medals table 6 5 5 HUN 1949 4 4 0 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 ROU 1952 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. Category:ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Category:International sports competitions hosted by France Icf Canoe Sprint World Championships Icf Canoe Sprint World Championships Category:Canoeing and kayaking competitions in France