ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships

ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships is an International Canoe Federation competition in canoe marathon in which athletes compete over long distances.[1] The race usually starts and ends at the same place, and includes portages. Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. In a kayak, the paddler is seated in the direction of travel, and uses a double-bladed paddle. In a canoe the paddler kneels on one knee with the other leg forward and foot flat on the floor inside the boat, and paddles a single-bladed paddle on one side only.[2] The World Championships were held every two years from 1988, becoming annual in 1998.

Editions

Most successful paddlers

Top five male and female paddlers with the best medal record are listed below. Boldface denotes active paddlers and the highest number of medals per type, as of the 2025 championships.[4]

Men

Rank Athlete Country Event(s) From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Edvin Csabai  Hungary C-1, C-2 1998 2009 17 1 0 18
2 Attila Györe  Hungary C-2 1998 2013 11 2 3 16
3 Hank McGregor  South Africa K-1, K-2 2003 2018 11 1 0 12
4 Manuel Campos  Spain C-1, C-1 short race, C-2 2012 2024 10 10 6 26
5 Márton Kövér  Hungary C-1, C-2 2010 2023 9 5 3 17

Women

Rank Athlete Country Event(s) From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Renáta Csay  Hungary K-1, K-2 1999 2022 20 12 0 32
2 Vanda Kiszli  Hungary K-1, K-1 short race, K-2 2017 2025 9 6 3 18
3 Liudmyla Babak  Ukraine C-1, C-1 short race 2016 2025 9 2 3 14
4 Anna Hemmings  Great Britain K-1, K-2 1996 2007 6 2 0 8
5 Melina Andersson  Sweden K-1, K-1 short race, K-2 2022 2025 5 3 2 10

Medal table

As of 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Hungary787145194
2 Spain415340134
3 Denmark20141044
4 Great Britain17101037
5 South Africa15111238
6 Sweden118423
7 Portugal1161835
8 Ukraine94720
9 Australia63615
10 France461020
11 Czech Republic[5]3131632
12 Poland371525
13 Norway30811
14 Italy2439
15 Germany[6]23712
16 Moldova0202
17 Netherlands0134
 Serbia0134
19 Belarus0112
 China0112
 Ireland0112
22 Austria0101
 Belgium0101
 Canada0101
 Croatia0101
 Slovakia0101
27 Argentina0033
28 Russia[7]0022
29 Bulgaria0011
 New Zealand0011
Totals (30 entries)225225227677

See also

References

  1. ^ "Canoe Marathon". International Canoe Federation.
  2. ^ "What is canoe marathon?". ICF. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  3. ^ Nymoen, Ole Christian (10 October 2020). "Kroken på døren for VM i Sandvika – blir ingen utsettelse". Budstikka (in Norwegian). p. 28.
  4. ^ "Canoe Marathon – World Championships – Medals". CanoeResults.eu. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. ^ Including medals as Czechoslovakia.
  6. ^ Including medals as East Germany.
  7. ^ Including medals as the Soviet Union.
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