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
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 1000 m | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} János Parti (HUN) | István Hernek (HUN) |  Jaroslav Poupa (TCH) | |||
| C-1 10000 m | Jiří Vokněr (TCH) | František Čapek (TCH) | István Hernek (HUN) | |||
| C-2 1000 m |  AustriaKurt Liebhart Engelbert Lulla | Hungary István Bodor József Tuza | Hungary Ferenc Csonka Mihály Sasvári | |||
| C-2 10000 m | Hungary Károly Wieland József Halmay | Hungary Ferenc Csonka Mihály Sasvári | Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Sieger Zdeněk Ziegler |
Kayak
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 m | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Therese Zenz (SAA) | Fritzi Schwingl (AUT) |  Tove Nielsen (DEN) | |||
| K-2 500 m | Hungary Hilda Pinter Klára Fried-Bánfalvi | Hungary Valeria Lieszkowszky Vilma Egresi |  West GermanyLisa Schwarz Gisela Amail |
Note
Zenz competed for Saar, but is listed in official reports as competing for West Germany.
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
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.
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Years marked (para) were limited to paracanoe events only | ||
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