The 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mâcon

Mâcon

Mâcon is a small city in central France. It is prefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department, in the region of Bourgogne, and the capital of the Mâconnais district. Mâcon is home to over 35,000 residents, called Mâconnais.-Geography:...

, France

France

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. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation

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.

The men's competition consisted of four Canadian

Canoe

A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...

 (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak

Kayak

A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...

 events. Two events were held for the women, both in kayak. The type or amount of events held at the championships remained unchanged from the previous championships.

This was the fourth championships in canoe sprint.

Canoe

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
C-1 1000 m
C-1 10000 m
C-2 1000 m	Kurt Liebhart Kurt Liebhart Kurt Liebhart was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.... Engelbert Lulla Engelbert Lulla Engelbert Lulla is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon....		Hungary István Bodor István Bodor István Bodor is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.... Jószef Tuza		Hungary Ferenc Csonka Ferenc Csonka Ferenc Csonka is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a silver in the C-2 10000 m and a bronze in the C-2 1000 m events.-References:**... Mihály Sasvari Mihály Sasvari Mihály Sasvári is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a silver in the C-2 10000 m and a bronze in the C-2 1000 m events.-References:**...
C-2 10000 m	Hungary Károly Wieland Károly Wieland Károly Wieland is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event.... Jószef Halmay		Hungary Ferenc Csonka Ferenc Csonka Ferenc Csonka is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a silver in the C-2 10000 m and a bronze in the C-2 1000 m events.-References:**... Mihály Sasvari Mihály Sasvari Mihály Sasvári is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a silver in the C-2 10000 m and a bronze in the C-2 1000 m events.-References:**...		Jaroslav Sieger Jaroslav Sieger Jaroslav Sieger is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.-References:**... Zdeněk Ziegler Zdenek Ziegler Zdeněk Ziegler is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.-References:**...

Kayak

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
K-1 500 m
K-1 1000 m
K-1 10000 m
K-1 4 x 500 m relay	Lars Glasser Lars Glasser Lars Glasser was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won the silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.... Carl-Åke Ljung Carl-Ake Ljung Carl-Åke Ljung is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.... Bert Nilsson Bert Nilsson Bert Nilsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.-References:**... Gert Fredriksson Gert Fredriksson Gert Fridolf Fredriksson was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from 1942 to 1964...		Hungary Ervin Szörenyi Ervin Szörenyi Ervin Szörenyi is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.-References:**... Andreás Sovan Andreás Sovan Andreás Sovan is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a silver in the K-1 4 x 500m and a bronze in the K-2 500 m events.-References:**... Ferenc Wagner Ferenc Wagner Ferenc Wagner was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a silver in the K-1 4 x 500m and a bronze in the K-2 500 m events. He died in Newport, Wales in October 2010.-References:**... Ferenc Hatlaczki		Max Raub Herbert Wiedermann Herbert Wiedermann Herbert Wiedermann was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals in the K-2 1000 m event .... Alfred Schmidtberger Alfred Schmidtberger Alfred Schmidtberger is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. He won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in the K-1 4 x 500 m and the K-4 10000 m events.... Hermann Salzner Hermann Salzner Hermann Salzner is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon....
K-2 500 m	Ernst Steinhauer Ernst Steinhauer Ernst Steinhauer was a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a gold in the K-2 500 m and a bronze in the K-2 10000 m events.Steinhauer competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1956... Meinhard Miltenberger		Bengt Linfors Bengt Linfors Bengt Linfors is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.-References:**... Valter Wredgberg		Hungary Ferenc Wagner Ferenc Wagner Ferenc Wagner was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a silver in the K-1 4 x 500m and a bronze in the K-2 500 m events. He died in Newport, Wales in October 2010.-References:**... Andreás Sovan Andreás Sovan Andreás Sovan is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a silver in the K-1 4 x 500m and a bronze in the K-2 500 m events.-References:**...
K-2 1000 m	Hungary István Mészáros István Mészáros (canoer) István Mészáros is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-4 10000 m events.-References:**... György Mészáros György Mészáros György Mészáros was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Rome in 1960, earning them in the K-1 4 x 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.Mészáros also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World...		Michel Scheurer Gustav Schmidt Gustav Schmidt Gustav Schmidt is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and a silver ....		Helmut Nuller Günter Krammer Günter Krammer Günter Krammer is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.-References:**...
K-2 10000 m	Max Raub Herbert Wiedermann Herbert Wiedermann Herbert Wiedermann was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals in the K-2 1000 m event ....		Sigvard Johansson Sigvard Johansson Sigvard Johansson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won two silver medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon, earning them in the K-2 10000 m and K-4 10000 m events.-References:**... Rolf Fjellmann Rolf Fjellmann Rolf Fjellmann is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won two silver medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon, earning them in the K-2 10000 m and K-4 10000 m events.-References:**...		Ernst Steinhauer Ernst Steinhauer Ernst Steinhauer was a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a gold in the K-2 500 m and a bronze in the K-2 10000 m events.Steinhauer competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1956... Helmuth Stocker Helmuth Stocker Helmuth Stocker is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won two bronze medals in the K-2 10000 m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 1954 and 1958.-References:**...
K-4 1000 m	Hungary Imre Vagyócki László Kovács László Kovács (canoer) László Kovács is an Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two silvers .-References:**... László Nagy László Nagy (canoer) László Nagy is an Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and a silver .-References:**... Zoltán Szigeti Zoltán Szigeti Zoltán Szigeti is an Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon....		Einar Pihl Einar Pihl Einar Pihl is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and a silver .-References:**... Ebbe Frick Ebbe Frick Ebbe Frick is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two silver .-References:**... Ragnar Heurlin Ragnar Heurlin Ragnar Heurlin is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a gold in the K-4 10000 m and a silver in the K-4 1000 m events.... Stig Andersson Stig Andersson (canoer) Stig Andersson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and a silver .-References:**...		Maurice Graffen Maurice Graffen Maurice Graffen is a French sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.... Marcel Renaud Marcel Renaud (canoer) Marcel Renaud is a French sprint canoer and slalom canoer who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at Melbourne in 1956.... Louis Gantois Louis Gantois Louis Gantois is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.... Robert Enteric Robert Enteric Robert Enteric is a French sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships at Mâcon.-References:**...
K-4 10000 m	Einar Pihl Einar Pihl Einar Pihl is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and a silver .-References:**... Ebbe Frick Ebbe Frick Ebbe Frick is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two silver .-References:**... Ragnar Heurlin Ragnar Heurlin Ragnar Heurlin is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a gold in the K-4 10000 m and a silver in the K-4 1000 m events.... Stig Andersson Stig Andersson (canoer) Stig Andersson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and a silver .-References:**...		Hans Wetterström Hans Wetterström Hans Wetterström was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-2 10000 m event with a gold in 1948 and a silver in 1956.Wetterström also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships... Carl Sundin Carl Sundin Carl-Gunnar Sundin was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.... Sigvard Johansson Sigvard Johansson Sigvard Johansson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won two silver medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon, earning them in the K-2 10000 m and K-4 10000 m events.-References:**... Rolf Fjellmann Rolf Fjellmann Rolf Fjellmann is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won two silver medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon, earning them in the K-2 10000 m and K-4 10000 m events.-References:**...		Hungary János Urányi János Urányi János Urányi is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s... István Mészáros István Mészáros (canoer) István Mészáros is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-4 10000 m events.-References:**... György Mészáros György Mészáros György Mészáros was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Rome in 1960, earning them in the K-1 4 x 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.Mészáros also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World... Ference Varga

Kayak

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
K-1 500 m
K-2 500 m	Hungary Hilda Pinter Hilda Pinter Hilda Pinter is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. She won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.... Klára Bánfalvi		Hungary Valeria Lieszkowsky Vilma Egresi Vilma Egresi Vilma Egresi is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome....		Lisa Schwarz Lisa Schwarz Lisa Schwarz is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.-References:**... Gisela Amail Gisela Amail Gisela Amail is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1950s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.-References:**...

Note

Zenz competed for Saar

Saarland

Saarland is one of the sixteen states of Germany. The capital is Saarbrücken. It has an area of 2570 km² and 1,045,000 inhabitants. In both area and population, it is the smallest state in Germany other than the city-states...

, but is listed in official reports as competing for West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

.

Medals table

1	Hungary	6	5	5	16
2		4	4	0	8
3		2	2	3	7
4		1	2	2	5
5		2	1	1	4
6		0	1	1	2
7		0	0	1	1
8		0	0	1	1
9	Romania	0	0	1	1
Total		15	15	15	45