Spelly also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (C-2 1000 m: 1990, 1991), two silvers (C-2 500 m: 1990, C-4 1000 m: 1991), and three bronzes (C-2 500 m: 1986, C-2 1000 m: 1987, 1993).