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

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
C-1 1000 m	Template:Flagathlete		Template:Flagathlete		Template:Flagathlete
C-1 10000 m	Template:Flagathlete		Template:Flagathlete		Template:Flagathlete
C-2 1000 m	Kurt Liebhart Engelbert Lulla		Template:Flagcountry István Bodor József Tuza		Template:Flagcountry Ferenc Csonka Mihály Sasvári
C-2 10000 m	Template:Flagcountry Károly Wieland József Halmay		Template:Flagcountry Ferenc Csonka Mihály Sasvári		Jaroslav Sieger Zdeněk Ziegler

Kayak

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
K-1 500 m	Template:Flagathlete		Template:Flagathlete		Template:Flagathlete
K-1 1000 m	Template:Flagathlete		Template:Flagathlete		Template:Flagathlete
K-1 10000 m	Template:Flagathlete		Template:Flagathlete		Template:Flagathlete
K-1 4 x 500 m relay	Template:Flagu Lars Glassér Carl-Åke Ljung Bert Nilsson Gert Fredriksson		Template:Flagcountry Ervin Szörenyi András Sován Ferenc Wagner Ferenc Hatlaczki		Max Raub Herbert Wiedermann Alfred Schmidtberger Hermann Salzner
K-2 500 m	Ernst Steinhauer Meinhard Miltenberger		Template:Flagu Bengt Linfors Valter Wredgberg		Template:Flagcountry Ferenc Wagner András Sován
K-2 1000 m	Template:Flagcountry István Mészáros György Mészáros		Michel Scheuer Gustav Schmidt		Helmut Noller Günter Krammer
K-2 10000 m	Max Raub Herbert Wiedermann		Template:Flagu Sigvard Johansson Rolf Fjellmann		Ernst Steinhauer Helmuth Stocker
K-4 1000 m	Template:Flagcountry Imre Vagyócki László Kovács László Nagy Zoltán Szigeti		Template:Flagu Einar Pihl Ebbe Frick Ragnar Heurlin Stig Andersson		Template:Flagu Maurice Graffen Marcel Renaud Louis Gantois Robert Enteric
K-4 10000 m	Template:Flagu Einar Pihl Ebbe Frick Ragnar Heurlin Stig Andersson		Template:Flagu Hans Wetterström Carl Sundin Sigvard Johansson Rolf Fjellmann		Template:Flagcountry János Urányi István Mészáros György Mészáros Ferenc Varga

Women's

Kayak

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
K-1 500 m	Template:Flagathlete		Template:Flagathlete		Template:Flagathlete
K-2 500 m	Template:Flagcountry Hilda Pinter Klára Fried-Bánfalvi		Template:Flagcountry Valeria Lieszkowszky Vilma Egresi		Lisa Schwarz Gisela Amail

Note

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

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.