The 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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, Denmark

Denmark

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 for the second time after hosting the event in 1950. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation

International Canoe Federation

The International Canoe Federation is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide...

. Beginning at these championships, the event would be held on an annual basis in non-Summer Olympic years, a tradition that continues .

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

This was the eighth championships in canoe sprint.

Canoe

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
C-1 1000 m
C-1 10000 m
C-2 1000 m	Romania Ivan Patzaichin Ivan Patzaichin Ivan Patzaichin is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won seven medals, more than any other competitor in the history of the Canadian canoeing events... Serghei Covaliov Serghei Covaliov Serghei Covaliov was a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s...		Hungary Tamás Wichmann Tamás Wichmann Tamás Wichmann is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1966 to 1983. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three medals. This included two silver and one bronze .Wichmann found better success at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, winning a total of 18 medals... Gyula Petrikovics Gyula Petrikovics Gyula Petrikovics was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s...		Bulgaria Boris Lubenov Boris Lubenov Boris Lubenov is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s... Sachko Iliev Sachko Iliev Sachko Iliev is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.-References:**...
C-2 10000 m	Romania Petre Maxim Petre Maxim Petre Maxim is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won two gold medals in the C-2 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 1966 and 1970.-References:**... Gheorghe Simionov Gheorghe Simionov Gheorghe Simionov is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. He won a silver in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal....		Soviet Union Valeriy Drybas Valeriy Drybas Valeriy Drybas is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won two silver medals in the C-2 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 1966 and 1970.-References:**... Andrey Chimish Andrey Chimish Andrey Chimish is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in East Berlin.-References:**...		Bernd Lindelöf Bernd Lindelöf Bernt Lindelöf is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the 1966 to 1980... Erik Zeidlitz Erik Zeidlitz Erik Zeidlitz is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the 1966 to 1980...

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	Soviet Union Nikolay Gogol Nikolay Gogol (canoer) Nikolay Gogol is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds , a silver , and a bronze .-References:**... Anatoliy Tischenko Anatoliy Tischenko Anatoliy Tischenko is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and a bronze .-References:**... Anatoliy Kobrisev Anatoliy Kobrisev Anatoliy Kobrisev is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. He won four medals in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds , a silver , and a bronze .... Anatoliy Sedasov Anatoliy Sedasov Anatoliy Sedasov is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. He won two medals in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1970 and a bronze in 1971.-References:**...		Romania Eugen Botez Eugen Botez Eugen Botez is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He won two silver medals in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 1970 and 1971.-References:**... Mihail Zaifu Ion Jacob Ion Jacob Ion Jacob is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.-References:**... Aurel Vernescu Aurel Vernescu Aurel Vernescu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1970s...		Hungary Géza Csapó Géza Csapó Géza Csapó is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in K-1 1000 m event with a silver in 1976 and a bronze in 1972.... István Csizmadia István Csizmadia István Csizmadia was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.... Mihály Hesz Mihály Hesz Mihály Hesz is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-1 1000 m event with a gold in 1968 and a silver in 1964.... Jószef Svridó
K-2 500 m	Lars Andersson Lars Andersson (canoer) Lars Ivar Andersson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and three silvers .Andersson also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-2... Rolf Peterson Rolf Peterson Rolf Peterson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-1 1000 m event with a gold in 1964 and a silver in 1972....		Romania Aurel Vernescu Aurel Vernescu Aurel Vernescu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1970s... Atanase Sciotnic Atanase Sciotnic Atanase Sciotnic is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 1972 and a bronze in 1964....		Gerhard Seibold Gerhard Seibold Gerhard Seibold was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the K-2 1000 m event at Mexico City in 1968.... Günther Pfaff Günther Pfaff Günther Pfaff was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the K-2 1000 m event at Mexico City in 1968....
K-2 1000 m	Gerhard Seibold Gerhard Seibold Gerhard Seibold was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the K-2 1000 m event at Mexico City in 1968.... Günther Pfaff Günther Pfaff Günther Pfaff was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the K-2 1000 m event at Mexico City in 1968....		Lars Andersson Lars Andersson (canoer) Lars Ivar Andersson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and three silvers .Andersson also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-2... Rolf Peterson Rolf Peterson Rolf Peterson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-1 1000 m event with a gold in 1964 and a silver in 1972....		Klaus-Peter Ebeling Klaus-Peter Ebeling Klaus-Peter Ebeling is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing He won two medals at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in the K-4 1000 m and a bronze in the K-2 1000 m events.Ebeling also finished sixth in the K-4 1000 m event... Joachim Mattern Joachim Mattern Joachim Mattern is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Montreal in 1976 with a gold in the K-2 500 m and silver in the K-2 1000 m events....
K-2 10000 m	Soviet Union Konstantin Kostenko Konstantin Kostenko Konstantin Kostenko is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He won three medals in the K-2 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and a bronze .-References:**... Vyacheslav Kononov Vyacheslav Kononov Vyacheslav Kononov is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He won three medals in the K-2 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and a bronze .-References:**...		Hungary Imre Szöllösi Imre Szöllosi Imre Szöllőzi is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals with two silvers and one bronze .Szöllőzi also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold... Vilmos Nagy Vilmos Nagy Vilmos Nagy is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.-References:**...		Romania Costel Coşniţă Costel Coşniţă Costel Coşniţă is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold , a silver , and three bronzes Costel Coşniţă (born April 16, 1943) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. He... Vasilie Simioncenco
K-4 1000 m	Soviet Union Yuriy Filatov Valeriy Didenko Yuriy Zhetchenko Volodymyr Morozov		Uwe Will Uwe Will Klaus-Uwe Will is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.... Eduard Augustin Eduard Augustin Eduard Augustin is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.... Klaus-Peter Eberling Joachim Mattern Joachim Mattern Joachim Mattern is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Montreal in 1976 with a gold in the K-2 500 m and silver in the K-2 1000 m events....		Hungary István Szabó István Szabó (canoer) István Szabó is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a silver in 1980 and a bronze in 1976.... Peter Várhelyi Peter Várhelyi Péter Várhelyi is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two bronzes .... Csaba Giczi Csaba Giczi Csaba Giczy was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Mexico City in 1968 with a silver in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events.Giczy also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World... István Timár István Timár István Timár-Geng was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s...
K-4 10000 m	Egil Søby Egil Søby Egil Søby is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. He won gold medal on K4 1000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , and obtained a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich on the same distance.Søby also won three medals at the ICF Canoe... Steinar Amundsen Steinar Amundsen Steinar Amundsen is a Norwegian sprint canoer. He won gold medal on K4 1000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , and obtained a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich on the same distance.Amundsen also won two gold medals in the K-4 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World... Tore Berger Tore Berger Tore Berger is a Norwegian sprint canoer. He won gold medal on K4 1000 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , and obtained a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich on the same distance.Berger also won a gold medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World... Jan Johansen Jan Johansen (kayaker) Jan Johansen is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , and obtained a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich at the same distance.Johansen also won three medals at the ICF...		Horst Mattern Horst Mattern Horst Mattern is a West German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s. He won two silver medals in the K-4 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 1970 and 1973.... Rainer Haines Jochen Schneider Jochen Schneider Jochen Schneider is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships a silver and a bronze .... Erich Kemnitz Erich Kemnitz Erich Kemnitz was a West German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen....		Kurt Lycjner Kurt Lycjner Kurt Lycjner was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.-References:**... Willy Tesch Willy Tesch Willy Tesch was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.-References:**... Åke Sandin Åke Sandin Thor Fritz Åke Sandin is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.... Hans Nilsson Hans Nilsson (canoer) Hans Nilsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen....

Kayak

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
K-1 500 m
K-2 500 m	Roswitha Esser Roswitha Esser Roswitha Esser is a West German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s... Annemarie Zimmermann Annemarie Zimmermann Annemarie Zimmermann is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-2 500 m event, earning them in 1964 and 1968....		Soviet Union Lyudmila Besrukova Lyudmila Besrukova Lyudmila Besrukova is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She won two medals at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen with a gold in the K-4 500 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events.-References:**... Tamara Zhimanskaya Tamara Zhimanskaya Tamara Zhimanskaya is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She won two medals at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen with a gold in the K-4 500 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events.-References:**...		Petra Setzkorn Petra Setzkorn Petra Setzkorn is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers and four bronzes .-References:**... Petra Grabowski
K-4 500 m	Soviet Union Lyudmila Besrukova Lyudmila Besrukova Lyudmila Besrukova is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She won two medals at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen with a gold in the K-4 500 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events.-References:**... Tamara Zhimanskaya Tamara Zhimanskaya Tamara Zhimanskaya is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She won two medals at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen with a gold in the K-4 500 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events.-References:**... Natalya Boyko Nineli Vakula		Petra Setzkorn Petra Setzkorn Petra Setzkorn is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers and four bronzes .-References:**... Petra Grabowski Ingeborg Loesch Ingeborg Loesch Ingeborg Loesch is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.-References:**... Anita Nüssner-Kobuss Anita Nüssner-Kobuss Anita Nüssner-Kobuss is an East German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s...		Roswitha Esser Roswitha Esser Roswitha Esser is a West German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s... Irene Pepinghege Irene Pepinghege Irene Peppinhege is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. She won two medals in the K-4 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 1971 and a bronze in 1970.... Roswitha Spohr Roswitha Spohr Roswitha Spohr is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.-References:**... Monika Bergmann Monika Bergmann Monika Bergmann is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.-References:**...

Medals table

1	Soviet Union	8	2	1	11
2	Hungary	2	2	3	7
3	Romania	2	3	1	6
4		1	2	2	5
5		0	2	3	5
6		1	1	1	3
7		0	2	1	3
8		1	0	1	2
9		1	0	0	1
10		0	1	0	1
11		0	1	0	1
12		0	0	1	1
13		0	0	1	1
14		0	0	1	1
Total		16	16	16	48