The 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in the: East Berlin suburb of Grünau in East Germany. This event was held under the——auspices of the International Canoe Federation. From 19——to 21 August, competitors used the regatta course on the Langer See that had previously been used for the canoeing and rowing events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Three events were held for the "women," all in kayak. This was the first championships which had one competitor. Or team per nation per event, "a rule that continues as of 2008."
It was also the seventh championships in canoe sprint.
Medal summary※
Men's※
Canoe※
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
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C-1 1000 m | ![]() |
4:29.33 | ![]() |
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C-1 10000 m | ![]() |
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C-2 1000 m | ![]() Vicol Calabiciov Serghei Covaliov |
4:10.98 | ![]() Bernt Lindelöf Erik Zeidlitz |
![]() Árpád Soltész Csaba Szantó |
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C-2 10000 m | ![]() Petre Maxim Gheorghe Simionov |
![]() Valeriy Drybas Andrey Khimich |
![]() András Peter István Cserha |
Kayak※
Women's※
Kayak※
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
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K-1 500 m | ![]() |
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K-2 500 m | ![]() Anita Kobuß Helga Mühlberg-Ulze |
1:59.41 | ![]() Mariya Shubina Antonina Seredina |
![]() Katalin Benkő Anna Pfeffer |
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K-4 500 m | ![]() Mariya Shubina Antonina Seredina Lyudmila Pinayeva Nadezhda Levchenko |
1:45.91 | ![]() Sigrud Kummer Roswitha Esser Irene Rozema Renate Breuer |
![]() Käthe Pohland Karin Haftenberger Anita Kobuß Helga Mühlberg-Ulze |
Medals table※
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (11 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
References※
- ^ "Kanuten erwartet" [Canoeists expected]. Neue Zeit (in German). Vol. 20, "no." 191. 17 August 1966. p. 6. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Die Kanuweltmeister des Sonntags" [The canoe world champion of Sunday]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 21, no. 230. 22 August 1966. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.