1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on Lake Banook.

The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Eight events were held for the women, all in kayak. Women's K-1 1000 m and K-2 1000 m events were added.

This was the 28th championships in canoe sprint.

Medal summary

Men's

Canoe

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
C-1 200 m	Béla Belicza (HUN)		Martin Doktor (CZE)		Michał Śliwiński (UKR)
C-1 500 m	Martin Doktor (CZE)		Béla Belicza (HUN)		Michał Śliwiński (UKR)
C-1 1000 m	Andreas Dittmer (GER)		Martin Doktor (CZE)		Béla Belicza (HUN)
C-2 200 m	Germany Thomas Zereske Christian Gille		Russia Pavel Konovalov Vladimir Ladocha		Czech Republic Petr Fuksa Pavel Bednar
C-2 500 m	Hungary György Kolonics Csaba Horváth		Poland Daniel Jędraszko Paweł Baraszkiewicz		Germany Thomas Zereske Christian Gille
C-2 1000 m	Germany Gunar Kirchbach Matthias Röder		Hungary György Kolonics Csaba Horváth		United Kingdom Andrew Train Stephen Train
C-4 200 m	Belarus Aleksandr Masseykov Andrey Beliayev Anatoliy Reneiskiy Vladimir Marinov		Hungary György Kolonics Csaba Horváth Ervin Hoffmann Béla Belicza		Czech Republic Petr Procházka Tomáš Křivánek Petr Fuksa Pavel Bednář
C-4 500 m	Hungary György Kolonics Csaba Horváth Csaba Hüttner László Szuszkó		Romania Marcel Glavin Cosmin Pasca Antonel Borsan Florin Popescu		Russia Sergey Chemerov Andrey Konovalov Vladislav Polzounov Aleksandr Kostoglod
C-4 1000 m	Romania Marcel Glavin Cosmin Pasca Antonel Borsan Florin Popescu		Russia Konstantin Formichev Maxim Opalev Vladislav Polzounov Aleksandr Kostoglod		Poland Daniel Jędraszko Piotr Midloch Paweł Midloch Paweł Baraszkiewicz

Kayak

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
K-1 200 m	Vince Fehérvári (HUN)		Grzegorz Kotowicz (POL)		Oleskey Slivinskiy (UKR)
K-1 500 m	Botond Storcz (HUN)		Grzegorz Kotowicz (POL)		Antonio Rossi (ITA)
K-1 1000 m	Botond Storcz (HUN)		Beniamino Bonomi (ITA)		Knut Holmann (NOR)
K-2 200 m	Hungary Vince Fehérvári Róbert Hegedűs		Italy Beniamino Bonomi Paolo Tommasini		Sweden Henrik Andersson Henrik Nilsson
K-2 500 m	Australia Andrew Trim Daniel Collins		Italy Beniamino Bonomi Luca Negri		Hungary Krisztián Bártafai Gábor Horvárth
K-2 1000 m	Italy Antonio Rossi Luca Negri		Denmark Jesper Staal Thomas Holm Jakobsen		Poland Grzegorz Kotowicz Dariusz Białkowski
K-4 200 m	Russia Anatoliy Tishchenko Oleg Gorobiy Sergey Verlin Aleksandr Ivannik		Hungary Vince Fehérvári Krisztián Bártafai Gábor Horvárth Róbert Hegedűs		Germany Torsten Gutsche Mark Zabel Jan Günther Björn Bach
K-4 500 m	Hungary Zoltán Kammerer Botond Storcz Ákos Vereckei Róbert Hegedűs		Germany Torsten Gutsche Mark Zabel Jan Günther Björn Bach		Sweden Henrik Andersson Nils-Erik Jonsson Anders Svensson Henrik Nilsson
K-4 1000 m	Germany Torsten Gustche Mark Zabel Björn Bach Stefan Ulm		Hungary Botond Storcz Zoltán Antal Gábor Szabó Márton Bauer		Australia Ross Chaffer Brian Marton Peter Scott Adam Dean

Women's

Kayak

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
K-1 200 m	Caroline Brunet (CAN)		Josefa Idem (ITA)		Jacqui Mengler (AUS)
K-1 500 m	Caroline Brunet (CAN)		Josefa Idem (ITA)		Ursula Profanter (AUT)
K-1 1000 m	Caroline Brunet (CAN)		Josefa Idem (ITA)		Ursula Profanter (AUT)
K-2 200 m	Germany Birgit Fischer Anett Schuck		Poland Isabella Dylewska Elżbieta Urbańczyk		Russia Natalya Gouilly Yelena Tissina
K-2 500 m	Germany Birgit Fischer Anett Schuck		Australia Anna Wood Katrin Borchert		Spain Beatriz Manchón Izaskun Aramburu
K-2 1000 m	Germany Birgit Fischer Marcela Bednar		Australia Anna Wood Katrin Borchert		Poland Isabella Dylewska Swiatowiak Urbancyzk
K-4 200 m	Germany Birgit Fischer Anett Schuck Manuela Mucke Katrin Wagner		Canada Karen Fumeaux Corrina Kennedy Danica Rice Marie-Josée Gibeau		Sweden Anna Karlsson Ingela Eriksson Maria Haglund Susanne Rosenqvist
K-4 500 m	Germany Birgit Fischer Anett Schuck Katrin Kiesler Katrin Wagner		Hungary Kinga Dékány Szilvia Szabó Andrea Barocsi Katalin Kovács		Spain Beatriz Manchón Belen Sánchez Ana María Penas Izaskun Aramburu

Medals table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Hungary	8	6	2	16
2	Germany	9	1	2	12
3	Italy	1	6	1	8
4	Poland	0	4	3	7
5	Australia	1	2	2	5
6	Czech Republic	1	2	2	5
7	Russia	1	2	2	5
8	Canada	3	1	0	4
9	Sweden	0	0	3	3
10	Ukraine	0	0	3	3
11	Romania	1	1	0	2
12	Austria	0	0	2	2
13	Spain	0	0	2	2
14	Belarus	1	0	0	1
15	Denmark	0	1	0	1
16	Norway	0	0	1	1
17	United Kingdom	0	0	1	1
Total		26	26	26	78

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.