1979 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships

1979 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships
Host cityDesbiens, Canada
LevelSenior
Events8
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The 1979 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships was the 11th edition of the global wildwater canoeing competition, Wildwater Canoeing World Championships, organised by the International Canoe Federation.[1]

Podiums

K1



C1

Men
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean-Luc Verger  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gilles Zok  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul René  Switzerland


C2

Men team
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Doux / Bunichon
Hayne / Jacquet
Feuillette / Madore		  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Schmidt / Roock
Schumacher / Runo
Gefeller / Berngruber		  West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wyss / Wyss
Zimmermann / Fürst
Künzli / Probst		  Switzerland


Medal table

Rank Country 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tot.
1  France 5 2 2 9
2  West Germany 1 3 2 6
3  United States 1 1 0 2
4  Belgium 1 0 0 1
5  United Kingdom 0 1 2 3
-  Switzerland 0 1 2 3
Total 8 8 8 24

See also

References

  1. ^ Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2020.