Bakó also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds (K-2 1000 m: 1974, 1977; K-2 10000 m: 1973, 1975, 1978), two silvers (K-2 1000 m: 1977, K-2 10000 m: 1979), and three bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 1978, K-4 1000 m: 1971, 1975).