The 1977 Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Sofia

Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

, Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

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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

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. The men's K-1 4 x 500 m relay was discontinued at these championships and replaced by the men's K-4 500 m event.

This was the thirteenth 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	Hungary László Foltan István Vaskúti István Vaskuti István Vaskuti is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s...		John Wood John Wood (canoer) John Joseph Wood is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the later 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the C-1 500 m event at Montreal in 1976.... Gregory Smith Gregory Smith (canoer) Gregory Smith is a former Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 500 m event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia....		Soviet Union Vasyl Yurchenko Vasyl Yurchenko Vasyl Yurchenko is a Soviet-born Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals... Yuriy Lobanov
C-2 1000 m	Soviet Union Vasyl Yurchenko Vasyl Yurchenko Vasyl Yurchenko is a Soviet-born Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals... Yuriy Lobanov		Hungary Tamás Buday Tamás Buday Tamás Buday is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won bronze medals in the C-2 500 m and C-2 1000 m events at Montreal in 1976.... Oszkár Frey Oszkár Frey Oszkár Frey is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won bronze medals in the C-2 500 m and C-2 1000 m events at Montreal in 1976....		Jerzy Opara Jerzy Opara Jerzy Janusz Opara is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the C-2 500 m event at Montreal in 1976.... Andrzej Gronowicz Andrzej Gronowicz Andrzej Gronowicz is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the C-2 500 m event at Montreal in 1976....
C-2 10000 m	Soviet Union Sergey Petrenko Yuriy Lobanov		Romania Lipat Variabev Pavel Cozlov Pavel Cozlov Pavel Cozlov is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia.-References:**...		Hungary Zoltán Parti Zoltán Parti Zoltán Parti is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia.-References:**... András Hubik András Hubik András Hubik is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia.-References:**...

Kayak

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
K-1 500 m
K-1 1000 m
K-1 10000 m
K-2 500 m	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.... Bernd Olbricht Bernd Olbricht Bernd Olbricht is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won four medals with two golds , one silver , and one bronze .Olbricht also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships...		Soviet Union Viktor Vorobiyev Viktor Vorobiyev Viktor Vorobiyev is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. He won a complete of medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold , a silver , and a bronze .... Nikolay Astapkovich Nikolay Astapkovich Nikolay Astapkovich is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds , four silvers and a bronze Nikolay Astapkovich is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s....		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.... Jószef Svidró Jószef Svidró Jószef Svidró is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two bronzes .-References:**...
K-2 1000 m	Hungary Zoltán Bakó Zoltán Bakó Zoltán Bakó is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed during the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Montreal in 1976.... 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....		Bernd Olbricht Bernd Olbricht Bernd Olbricht is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won four medals with two golds , one silver , and one bronze .Olbricht also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships... 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....		Soviet Union Vladimir Romanovskiy Sergey Nagomy
K-2 10000 m	Soviet Union Petras Shurskas Petras Shurskas Petras Shurkas is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. He won two medals in the K-2 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1977 and a bronze in 1975.-References:**... Anatoliy Korolkov Anatoliy Korolkov Anatoliy Korolkov is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia.-References:**...		Hungary Zoltán Bakó Zoltán Bakó Zoltán Bakó is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed during the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Montreal in 1976.... 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....		Romania Nicolae Tico Nicolae Tico Nicolae Tico is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships .-References:**... Cuprian Macareanu
K-4 500 m	Ryszard Oborski Ryszard Oborski Ryszard Oborski is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds , two silvers , and five bronzes Ryszard Oborski (born May 2, 1952 in Poznań) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the... Daniel Wełna Daniel Wełna Daniel Zygmunt Wełna is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds , two silvers , and three bronzes .Wełna also competed... Grzegorz Kołtan Grzegorz Kołtan Grzegorz Kołtan is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid to late 1970s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds , a silver , and three bronzes .Kołtan also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of... Henryk Budzicz Henryk Budzicz Henryk Budzicz is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s. He won two gold medals at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia, earning them in the K-4 500 m and K-4 1000 m events....		Romania Ion Dragulschi Ion Dragulschi Ion Dragulschi is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers and a bronze .Dragulschi also competed in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but was eliminated in the... Beniami Borbandi Beniami Borbandi Beniami Borbandi is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia.-References:**... Policarp Malîhin Policarp Malîhin Policarp Malîhin is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.... Vasile Simiocenco		Spain Herminio Menéndez Herminio Menéndez Herminio Menéndez Rodríguez is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s... Martin Vásquez Martin Vasquez Martin Vasquez is a Mexican-born American former professional soccer player. He was most recently the head coach of C.D. Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.... Jóse Ramón López José Ramón López José Ramón López is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.... Luis Gregario Ramos
K-4 1000 m	Ryszard Oborski Ryszard Oborski Ryszard Oborski is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds , two silvers , and five bronzes Ryszard Oborski (born May 2, 1952 in Poznań) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the... Daniel Wełna Daniel Wełna Daniel Zygmunt Wełna is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds , two silvers , and three bronzes .Wełna also competed... Grzegorz Kołtan Grzegorz Kołtan Grzegorz Kołtan is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid to late 1970s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds , a silver , and three bronzes .Kołtan also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of... Henryk Budzicz Henryk Budzicz Henryk Budzicz is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s. He won two gold medals at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia, earning them in the K-4 500 m and K-4 1000 m events....		Soviet Union Aleksandr Shaporenko Volodymyr Morozov Volodymyr Morozov (1952 canoer) Vladimir Ivanovich Morozov was a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s... Sergey Nikolskiy Sergey Nikolskiy Sergey Nikolskiy is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds , and a silver .... Aleksandr Avdeyev		Spain Herminio Rodriguez José María Esteban José María Esteban José María Esteban is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Montreal in 1976.... Jóse Ramón López José Ramón López José Ramón López is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.... Luis Gregario Ramos
K-4 10000 m	Soviet Union Aleksandr Shaporenko Volodymyr Morozov Volodymyr Morozov (1952 canoer) Vladimir Ivanovich Morozov was a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s... Sergey Nikolskiy Sergey Nikolskiy Sergey Nikolskiy is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds , and a silver .... Aleksandr Avdeyev		Hungary 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... János Rátkai János Rátkai János Rátkai is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Munich in 1972.... István Joós István Joós István Joós is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.... Iván Herczeg Iván Herczeg Iván Herczeg is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and a silver .-References:**...		Andrzej Klimaszewski Andrzej Klimaszewski Andrzej Klimaszewski is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s. He won five medals in the K-4 10000 m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers and two bronzes .Klimaszewski competed in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in... Krzysztof Lepianka Krzysztof Lepianka Krzysztof Lepianka is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won three medals in the K-4 10000 m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers and a bronze .... Zbigniew Torzecki Zbigniew Torzecki Zbigniew Torzecki is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won three medals in the K-4 10000 m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers and a bronze .-References:**... Zdzisław Szubski Zdzisław Szubski Zdzisław Szubski is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won four medals in the K-4 10000 m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers and a bronze .Szubski also finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in...

Kayak

Event	Gold	Time	Silver	Time	Bronze	Time
K-1 500 m
K-2 500 m	Marion Rösiger Marion Rösiger Marion Rösiger is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds and two silvers .... Martina Fischer		Romania Agafia Orlov Natasia Nichitov		Bulgaria Vania Gescheva Diana Christova Diana Christova Diana Christova is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia.-References:**...
K-4 500 m	Bulgaria Maria Mintscheva Maria Mintscheva Maria Mintscheva is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s... Rosa Bohanova Rosa Bohanova Rosa Bohanova is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia.-References:**... Velitscha Mintscheva Velitscha Mintscheva Velitscha Mintscheva is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia.-References:**... Natascha Janakieva Natascha Janakieva Natascha Janakieva Petrova is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s...		Marion Rösiger Marion Rösiger Marion Rösiger is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds and two silvers .... Martina Fischer Sabine Pochert Sabine Pochert Sabine Pochert is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia.-References:**... Gudrun Klaus-Dittmar Gudrun Klaus-Dittmar Gudrun Klaus-Dittmar is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. She won two medals at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in the K-1 500 m event and a silver in the K-4 500 m event.-References:**...		Soviet Union Taisiya Lapteyeva Galina Zhikareva Galina Zhikareva Galina Zhikareva is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia.-References:**... Tatyana Korzhunova Nina Doroh Nina Doroh Nina Doroh is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. She won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold , a silver K-2 500 m: 1978), and a bronze .-References:**...

Medals table

1	Soviet Union	4	4	6	14
2	Hungary	3	4	4	11
3	Romania	4	4	2	10
4		3	3	0	6
5		2	1	2	5
6	Bulgaria	1	0	1	2
7		1	0	1	2
8	Spain	0	0	2	2
9		0	1	0	1
10		0	1	0	1
Total		18	18	18	54