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.
Medal summary
editMen's
editCanoe
editEvent | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C-1 1000 m | Gennady Bukharin (URS) | Jiří Vokněr (TCH) | Yuriy Vinogradov (URS) | |||
C-1 10000 m | Gennady Bukharin (URS) | Jiří Vokněr (TCH) | Nichifor Tarara (ROU) | |||
C-2 1000 m | Romania Alexe Dumitru Simion Ismailciuc |
Hungary László Simari Lajos Bodnar |
Czechoslovakia Jiří Kodeš Václav Vokál |
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C-2 10000 m | Soviet Union Stepan Oshchepkov Aleksandr Silayev |
Romania Achim Sidorov Lavrente Calinov |
Czechoslovakia Jiří Kodeš Václav Vokál |
Kayak
editWomen's
editKayak
editEvent | 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 Gruzintseva Mariya Shubina |
Soviet Union Antonina Seredina Yelisaveta Kislova |
West Germany Theresa Zens Ingrid Hartmann |
Medals table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
2 | West Germany (FRG) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
3 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
5 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
9 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (11 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |