1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
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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.
Contents
Medal summary
Men's
Canoe
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
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C-1 1000 m | Gennadiy Buharin (URS) | Jiří Vokněr (TCH) | Yuriy Vinogradov (URS) | |||
C-1 10000 m | Gennadiy Buharin (URS) | Jiří Vokněr (TCH) | Nichifor Tarara (ROU) | |||
C-2 1000 m | Romania Alexe Dumitru Simion Ismailciuc |
Hungary László Simari Lajos Bodnar |
Czechoslovakia Jiří Kodeš Václáv Cokal |
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C-2 10000 m | Soviet Union Stepan Ostzhenkov Aleksandr Silayev |
Romania Achim Sidorov Lavretni Kalinov |
Czechoslovakia Jiří Kodeš Václáv Cokal |
Kayak
Women's
Kayak
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K-1 500 m | Yelisaveta Kislova (URS) | Antonina Seredina (URS) | Theresa Zens (GER) | |||
K-2 500 m | Soviet Union Nina Grusinzheva Mariya Zhubina |
Soviet Union Antonina Seredina Yelisaveta Kislova |
West Germany Theresa Zens Ingrid Hartmann |
Medals table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
2 | West Germany | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
3 | Hungary | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
4 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
11 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |