The 1987 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Duisburg

Duisburg

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, West Germany

West Germany

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 for the second time. The West German

West Germany

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 city hosted the championships previously in 1979

1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Duisburg, West Germany.The men's competition consisted of six Canadian and nine kayak events. Three events were held for the women, all in kayak....

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The men's competition consisted of six 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

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 events. Three events were held for the women, all in kayak.

This was the 21st championships in canoe sprint.

Canoe

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
C-1 500 m
C-1 1000 m
C-1 10000 m
C-2 500 m	Marek Łbik Marek Dopierała		Yuriy Gurin Yuriy Gurin Yuriy Gurin is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds , one silver , and two bronzes .-References:**... Valeriy Veshko Valeriy Veshko Valeriy Veshko is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds , one silver , and one bronze .-References:**...		Petr Procházka Petr Procházka Petr Procházka is a Czechslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1982 to 2006.World junior champion in Belgrade in 1982, Procházka missed the 1984 Olympics because of the Eastern Bloc's boycott but went on to win two medals at the 1987 senior World Championships in Duisburg, West Germany... Alon Lochinsky Alon Lochinsky Alon Lochinsky is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 500 m event at the 1987 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg....
C-2 1000 m	Yuriy Gurin Yuriy Gurin Yuriy Gurin is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds , one silver , and two bronzes .-References:**... Valeriy Veshko Valeriy Veshko Valeriy Veshko is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds , one silver , and one bronze .-References:**...		Marek Łbik Marek Dopierała		Ulrich Papke Ulrich Papke Ulrich Papke is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona with a gold in the C-2 1000 m event and a silver in the C-2 500 m event.Papke had better success at the ICF Canoe Sprint World... Ingo Spelly Ingo Spelly Ingo Spelly is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s...
C-2 10000 m	Arne Nielsson Arne Nielsson Arne Nielsson is a Danish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at Barcelona in 1992.... Christian Frederiksen Christian Frederiksen Christian Frederiksen is a Danish-born, Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s...		Hungary Robert Ridig Robert Ridig Robert Ridig is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1987 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.-References:**... Pál Pétervári Pál Pétervári Pál Pétervári is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won two medals in the C-2 10000 m event with a gold in 1991 and a silver in 1987.-References:**...		Andrew Train Andrew Train Andrew Train is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers , and five bronzes .Train also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best... Stephen Train Stephen Train Stephen Train is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers , and four bronzes .Train also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth twice Stephen Train (born...

Kayak

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
K-1 500 m
K-1 1000 m
K-1 10000 m
K-2 500 m	Hungary Ferenc Csipes Ferenc Csipes Ferenc Csipes is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 1996. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold , two silvers , and one bronze .Csipes also won sixteen ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medals with eight golds Ferenc Csipes (born March 8, 1965 in... László Fidel László Fidel László Fidel is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona....		Ian Ferguson Paul MacDonald Paul MacDonald Paul MacDonald MBE is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. He is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most successful international athletes and holds innumerable international speed records in canoeing.Competing in three Summer Olympics, MacDonald won...		Per-Inge Bengtsson Per-Inge Bengtsson Per-Inge Bengtsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Los Angeles in 1984, earning them in the K-2 500 m and K-4 1000 m events.... Karl-Axel Sundqvist
K-2 1000 m	Ian Ferguson Paul MacDonald Paul MacDonald Paul MacDonald MBE is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. He is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most successful international athletes and holds innumerable international speed records in canoeing.Competing in three Summer Olympics, MacDonald won...		Philippe Boccara Philippe Boccara Philippe Boccara is a French-born American sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 2000s.He appeared in six Olympics for France and the United States .... Pascal Boucherit Pascal Boucherit Pascal Boucherit is a French sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984....		Thomas Gähme Thomas Gähme Thomas Gähme is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1987 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.-References:**... Thomas Vaske Thomas Vaske Thomas Vaske is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and two bronzes .-References:**...
K-2 10000 m	Philippe Boccara Philippe Boccara Philippe Boccara is a French-born American sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 2000s.He appeared in six Olympics for France and the United States .... Pascal Boucherit Pascal Boucherit Pascal Boucherit is a French sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984....		Thor Nielsen Thor Nielsen Thor Nielsen is a Danish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds , three silvers , and a bronze .Nielsen also competed in two Summer Olympics,... Lars Koch Lars Koch Lars Koch is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and a bronze .-References:**...		Hungary Ferenc Csipes Ferenc Csipes Ferenc Csipes is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 1996. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold , two silvers , and one bronze .Csipes also won sixteen ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medals with eight golds Ferenc Csipes (born March 8, 1965 in... Sándor Hódosi Sándor Hódosi Sándor Hódosi is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a gold in the K-4 1000 m event....
K-4 500 m	Aleksandr Matushenko Sergey Kirsanov Sergey Kirsanov Sergey Kirsanov is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Seoul in 1988.... Arturas Veta Arturas Veta Arturas Vieta is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds , three silvers , and two bronzes .-References:**... Viktor Denisov Viktor Denisov Viktor Denisov , is a Soviet-born Russian sprint canoer who won competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s...		Robert Chwialkoksi Kazimierz Krzyżański Kazimierz Krzyżański Kazimierz Krzyżański is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and a bronze .... Grzegorz Krawców Grzegorz Krawców Grzegorz Krawców is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers and a bronze .Krawców also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at Seoul... Wojciech Kurpiewski Wojciech Kurpiewski Wojciech Sławomir Kurpiewski is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s...		Reiner Scholl Reiner Scholl Reiner Scholl is a West German sprint canoer who competed from the mid to late 1980s. He won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold , a silver , and a bronze .Scholl also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-2 500 m... Thomas Pfrang Thomas Pfrang Thomas Pfrang is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold , a silver , and a bronze .Pfrang also finished fourth in the K-2 500 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.OWNER OF THE... Volker Kreutzer Volker Kreutzer Volker Kreutzer is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won three medals in the K-4 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and two bronzes .-References:**... Thomas Reineck Thomas Reineck Thomas Reineck is a West German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s...
K-4 1000 m	Hungary Zsolt Gyulay Ferenc Csipes Ferenc Csipes Ferenc Csipes is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 1996. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold , two silvers , and one bronze .Csipes also won sixteen ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medals with eight golds Ferenc Csipes (born March 8, 1965 in... László Fidel László Fidel László Fidel is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.... Zoltán Kovács Zoltán Kovács (canoer) Zoltán Kovács is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won three gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two in the K-4 1000 m and one in the K-4 10000 m .-References:**...		Per-Inge Bengtsson Per-Inge Bengtsson Per-Inge Bengtsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Los Angeles in 1984, earning them in the K-2 500 m and K-4 1000 m events.... Lars-Erik Möberg Lars-Erik Moberg Lars-Erik Moberg is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three silver medals at Los Angeles in 1984 by earning them in the K-1 500 m, K-2 500 m, and K-4 500 m events.Möberg also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships... Karl-Axel Sundqvist Bengt Andersson Bengt Andersson (canoer) Bengt Andersson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds , two silvers , and a bronze .Andersson also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of eighth twice Bengt Andersson (born November...		Aleksandr Matushenko Sergey Kirsanov Sergey Kirsanov Sergey Kirsanov is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Seoul in 1988.... Arturas Veta Arturas Veta Arturas Vieta is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds , three silvers , and two bronzes .-References:**... Viktor Denisov Viktor Denisov Viktor Denisov , is a Soviet-born Russian sprint canoer who won competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s...
K-4 10000 m	Harald Amundsen Harald Amundsen Harald Amundsen is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won two medals in the K-4 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1987 and a silver in 1983.... Arne Slettsjø Arne Slettsjø Arne Bernhard Sletsjøe is a Norwegian mathematician and retired sprint canoer who competed internationally in the mid to late 1980s.... Morten Ivarsen Morten Ivarsen Morten Ivarsen is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two bronze .Ivarsen also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of eighth in the K-1 1000 m event at Seoul... Arne Johan Almeland Arne Johan Almeland Arne Johan Almeland is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1987 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg....		Hungary Zoltán Berkes Zoltán Berkes (canoeist) Zoltán Berkes is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and a bronze .-References:**... Zoltán Böjti Zoltán Böjti Zoltán Bötji is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won two medals in the K-4 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1985 and a silver in 1987.-References:**... László Nieberl László Nieberl László Nieberl is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and a bronze . He is a good canoer-References:**... Kálmán Petrovics Kálmán Petrovics Kálmán Petrovics is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s. He won a complete set of medals in the K-4 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1985, a silver in 1987, and a bronze in 1986....		Gilber Schneider Oliver Kegel Oliver Kegel Oliver Kegel is a West German-German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Barcelona in 1992.... Carsten Lömker Carsten Lömker Carsten Lömker is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1987 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.... Thomas Reineck Thomas Reineck Thomas Reineck is a West German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s...

Kayak

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
K-1 500 m
K-2 500 m	Birgit Schmidt Anke Nothnagel Anke Nothnagel Anke Von Seck-Nothnagel is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s...		Annemiek Derckx Annemiek Derckx Anna Maria Josephine Derckx is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned two bronze medals .... Annemarie Cox		Bulgaria Ogniana Petkova Ivanka Mueriva Ivanka Mueriva Ivanka Mueriva is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1987 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.-References:**...
K-4 500 m	Birgit Schmidt Anke Nothnagel Anke Nothnagel Anke Von Seck-Nothnagel is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s... Ramona Portwich Ramona Portwich Ramona Portwich is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s... Ines Rudolph Ines Rudolph Ines Rudolph is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1987 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.-References:**...		Hungary Erika Géczi Erika Géczi Erika Géczi is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. She won a silver medal in K-4 500 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.... Rita Kőbán Rita Köbán Rita Kőbán is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 2000. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won six medals with two golds , three silvers , and one bronze .Kőbán has also been very successful in... Katalin Povázsán Katalin Povázsán Katalin Povázsán is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. She won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold , three silvers , and a bronze .Povázsán also finished seventh in the K-1 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in... Éva Rakusz Éva Rakusz Éva Rakusz is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two medals with a silver and a bronze ....		Irina Salomykova Irina Salomykova Irina Salomykova-Vaag is a Soviet-born, Russian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s... Olga Slapina Olga Slapina Olga Slapina is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. She won two medals in the K-4 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 1986 and a bronze in 1987.-References:**... Guinara Zharafutdinova Guinara Zharafutdinova Guinara Zharafutdinova is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s. She won two medals in the K-4 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 1985 and a bronze in 1987.-References:**... Engole Nareviciute Engole Nareviciute Snieguolė Narevičiūtė-Šeršen is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1987 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.-References:**...

Medals table

1	Hungary	2	5	2	9
2		5	1	2	8
3		2	1	4	7
4		1	3	0	4
5		0	2	2	4
6		2	1	0	3
7		1	1	1	3
8		0	1	2	3
9		2	0	0	2
10		1	1	0	2
11		1	0	1	2
12	Bulgaria	0	1	1	2
13		0	0	2	2
14		1	0	0	1
15		0	1	0	1
16		0	0	1	1
Total		18	18	18	54