1989 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Medals table Medals table

| Rank_ | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | East Germany | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Poland | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Denmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |