# 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, the 43rd edition of the World Championships, were held in Račice, Czech Republic, from 23 to 27 August 2017.

## Explanation of events

Canoe sprint competitions are contested in either a Canadian canoe (C), an open canoe with a single-blade paddle, or in a kayak (K), a closed canoe with a double-bladed paddle. Each canoe or kayak can hold one person (1), two people (2), or four people (4). For each of the specific canoes or kayaks, such as a K-1 (kayak single), the competition distances can be 200, 500, 1000 or 5000 metres. When a competition is listed as a K-2 500m event, for example, it means two people are in a kayak competing over a distance of 500 metres.
Paracanoe competitions are contested in either a va'a (V), an outrigger canoe (which includes a second pontoon) with a single-blade paddle, or in a kayak (as above). All international competitions are held over 200 metres in single-man boats, with three event classes in both types of vessel for men and women depending on the level of an athlete's impairment. The lower the classification number, the more severe the impairment is – for example, VL1 is a va'a competition for those with particularly severe impairments.

## Canoe sprint
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Belarus | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Spain | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Denmark | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Cuba | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 82 |

### Men's events

Non-Olympic classes

#### Canoe

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C–1 200 m details | Artsem Kozyr Belarus | 38.161 | Zaza Nadiradze Georgia | 38.439 | Adel Mojallali Iran | 38.605 |
| C–1 500 m details | Martin Fuksa Czech Republic | 1:49.725 | Carlo Tacchini Italy | 1:50.309 | Maksim Piatrou Belarus | 1:50.583 |
| C–1 1000 m details | Sebastian Brendel Germany | 3:50.503 | Martin Fuksa Czech Republic | 3:51.303 | Isaquias Queiroz Brazil | 3:52.542 |
| C–1 5000 m details | Sebastian Brendel Germany | 23:34.796 | Serguey Torres Cuba | 23:37.312 | Mateusz Kamiński Poland | 23:42.522 |
| C–2 200 m details | Russia Ivan Shtyl Alexander Kovalenko | 36.088 | Poland Michał Łubniewski Arsen Śliwiński | 36.673 | Hungary Ádám Fekete Jonatán Hajdu | 36.762 |
| C–2 500 m details | Russia Ivan Shtyl Viktor Melantyev | 1:38.868 | Romania Victor Mihalachi Leonid Carp | 1:39.796 | Italy Sergiu Craciun Nicolae Craciun | 1:39.979 |
| C–2 1000 m details | Germany Peter Kretschmer Yul Oeltze | 3:31.613 | Cuba Serguey Torres Fernando Enriquez | 3:31.955 | Russia Viktor Melantyev Vladislav Chebotar | 3:33.123 |
| C–4 1000 m details | Germany Sebastian Brendel Stefan Kiraj Jan Vandrey Conrad Scheibner | 3:14.893 | Poland Piotr Kuleta Marcin Grzybowski Tomasz Barniak Wiktor Głazunow | 3:16.798 | Ukraine Denys Kamerylov Vitaliy Vergeles Eduard Shemetylo Denys Kovalenko | 3:17.198 |

#### Kayak

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K–1 200 m details | Liam Heath Great Britain | 33.733 | Aleksejs Rumjancevs Latvia | 34.439 | Evgenii Lukantsov Russia | 34.639 |
| K–1 500 m details | Josef Dostál Czech Republic | 1:36.520 | René Holten Poulsen Denmark | 1:38.267 | Oleh Kukharyk Ukraine | 1:38.483 |
| K–1 1000 m details | Tom Liebscher Germany | 3:27.754 | Fernando Pimenta Portugal | 3:27.993 | Josef Dostál Czech Republic | 3:28.576 |
| K–1 5000 m details | Fernando Pimenta Portugal | 20:46.907 | Max Hoff Germany | 20:50.259 | Aleh Yurenia Belarus | 21:00.828 |
| K–2 200 m details | Hungary Balázs Birkás Márk Balaska | 30.912 | Spain Cristian Toro Carlos Garrote | 31.278 | Serbia Marko Novaković Nebojša Grujić | 31.451 |
| K–2 500 m details | Spain Rodrigo Germade Marcus Walz | 1:27.979 | Hungary Bence Nádas Sándor Tótka | 1:29.107 | Belarus Raman Piatrushenka Vitaliy Bialko | 1:29.518 |
| K–2 1000 m details | Serbia Milenko Zorić Marko Tomićević | 3:08.647 | Slovakia Peter Gelle Adam Botek | 3:10.725 | Czech Republic Daniel Havel Jakub Špicar | 3:10.853 |
| K–4 500 m details | Germany Tom Liebscher Ronald Rauhe Max Rendschmidt Max Lemke | 1:17.734 WB | Spain Rodrigo Germade Cristian Toro Carlos Garrote Marcus Walz | 1:18.371 | Czech Republic Daniel Havel Jan Štěrba Jakub Špicar Radek Šlouf | 1:18.729 |
| K–4 1000 m details | Australia Kenny Wallace Jordan Wood Riley Fitzsimmons Murray Stewart | 2:50.576 | Hungary Zoltán Kammerer Dániel Pauman Dávid Tóth Benjámin Ceiner | 2:50.931 | Germany Kai Spenner Lukas Reuschenbach Kostja Stroinski Tamás Gecső | 2:53.146 |

### Women's events

Non-Olympic classes

#### Canoe

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| C–1 200 m details | Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Canada | 45.478 WB | Olesia Romasenko Russia | 46.136 | Kincső Takács Hungary | 47.178 |
| C–2 500 m details | Canada Katie Vincent Laurence Vincent-Lapointe | 1:56.752 WB | Russia Irina Andreeva Olesia Romasenko | 1:57.264 | Belarus Kamila Bobr Alena Nazdrova | 1:57.858 |

#### Kayak

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| K–1 200 m details | Lisa Carrington New Zealand | 38.433 | Emma Jørgensen Denmark | 38.996 | Špela Ponomarenko Janić Slovenia Milica Starović Serbia | 39.564 |
| K–1 500 m details | Volha Khudzenka Belarus | 1:48.421 | Lisa Carrington New Zealand | 1:48.710 | Emma Jørgensen Denmark | 1:50.465 |
| K–1 1000 m details | Alyce Burnett Australia | 3:55.971 | Karin Johansson Sweden | 3:58.181 | Rachel Cawthorn Great Britain | 3:59.036 |
| K–1 5000 m details | Dóra Bodonyi Hungary | 23:17.862 | Tabea Medert Germany | 23:19.214 | Lani Belcher Great Britain | 23:28.236 |
| K–2 200 m details | Hungary Réka Hagymási Ágnes Szabó | 37.445 | Italy Susanna Cicali Francesca Genzo | 37.508 | Great Britain Angela Hannah Hannah Brown | 37.993 |
| K–2 500 m details | New Zealand Caitlin Ryan Lisa Carrington | 1:38.687 | Germany Tina Dietze Franziska Weber | 1:40.582 | Slovenia Špela Ponomarenko Janić Anja Ostermann | 1:40.804 |
| K–2 1000 m details | Hungary Erika Medveczky Ramóna Farkasdi | 3:37.149 | Germany Tabea Medert Melanie Gebhardt | 3:42.061 | Poland Paulina Paszek Justyna Iskrzycka | 3:42.838 |
| K–4 500 m details | Hungary Tamara Takács Erika Medveczky Krisztina Fazekas-Zur Ninetta Vad | 1:29.784 | Germany Tina Dietze Franziska Weber Steffi Kriegerstein Sabrina Hering | 1:30.084 | New Zealand Aimee Fisher Caitlin Ryan Kayla Imrie Lisa Carrington | 1:30.215 |

### Medal reallocation

* ↑ Bence Horváth of Hungary, who originally clocked 34.070 for silver, was disqualified on 25 March 2018 after it emerged he tested positive for EPO on 12 June 2017.

## Paracanoe
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Brazil | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |

### Medal events

Non-Paralympic classes
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's KL1 details | Esteban Farias Italy | 47.116 | Róbert Suba Hungary | 47.438 | Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva Brazil | 48.016 |
| Men's KL2 details | Curtis McGrath Australia | 41.758 | Markus Swoboda Austria | 42.508 | Mykola Syniuk Ukraine | 43.281 |
| Men's KL3 details | Serhii Yemelianov Ukraine | 39.632 | Caio Ribeiro de Carvalho Brazil | 39.821 | Jonathan Young Great Britain | 40.104 |
| Men's VL1 details | Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva Brazil | 55.356 | Róbert Suba Hungary | 58.617 | Pavel Gromov Russia | 59.689 |
| Men's VL2 details | Curtis McGrath Australia | 50.628 | Markus Swoboda Austria | 52.312 | Javier Reja Spain | 55.017 |
| Men's VL3 details | Jonathan Young Great Britain | 48.768 | Caio Ribeiro de Carvalho Brazil | 49.330 | Martin Tweedie Great Britain | 50.958 |
| Women's KL1 details | Jeanette Chippington Great Britain | 57.383 | Alexandra Dupik Russia | 57.871 | Katherine Wollermann Chile | 58.665 |
| Women's KL2 details | Emma Wiggs Great Britain | 49.947 | Nicola Paterson Great Britain | 51.919 | Nadezda Andreeva Russia | 52.514 |
| Women's KL3 details | Amanda Reynolds Australia | 50.344 | Shakhnoza Mirzaeva Uzbekistan | 51.778 | Mihaela Luleå Romania | 52.033 |
| Women's VL1 details | Jocelyn Neumueller Australia | 1:12.335 | Akiko Nakajima Japan | 1:17.251 | Monika Seryu Japan | 1:36.668 |
| Women's VL2 details | Susan Seipel Australia | 1:02.897 | Mariia Nikiforova Russia | 1:03.680 | Nataliia Lagutenko Ukraine | 1:03.808 |
| Women's VL3 details | Larisa Volik Russia | 59.341 | Anja Adler Germany | 1:08.241 | Lindsay Thorpe Great Britain | 1:08.347 |