1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Vaxholm, Sweden, outside Stockholm, between 6–7 August 1938.{{cite web|url=https://runeberg.org/svda/1938/0217.html|title=Sextonde årgången (händelserna 1938)|publisher=Svenska Dagbladet|language=sv|date=1938|access-date=5 December 2013}} This event was held under the auspices of the Internationale Repräsentantenschaft Kanusport (IRK), founded in 1924 and the forerunner of the International Canoe Federation.

The men's competition consisted of three Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and seven kayak events. Two events were held for the women, both in kayak.

This was the first championships in canoe sprint and the only one held prior to World War II which would break out the following year. It is also the only time the K-1 10000 m folding and K-2 10000 m folding events would take place in the world championships.

Medal summary

=Men's=

==Canoe==

class="wikitable" !Event \|align=center bgcolor="gold"\|Gold \|align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"\|Time \|align=center bgcolor="silver"\|Silver \|align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"\|Time \|align=center bgcolor="CC9966"\|Bronze \|align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"\|Time
C-1 1000 m \| {{flagathlete\|Otto Neumüller\|GER\|Nazi}}	6:45.8{{Cite web\|url = http://www.canoeresults.eu/view-results/sprint?eventid[]=2259#discipline33687\|title = 1938 World Championships, Vaxholm Sweden\|access-date = 2016-08-25\| website = Canoe Results}} \| {{flagathlete\|Hans Wiedemann\|GER\|Nazi}}	6:51.4 \| {{flagathlete\|Bohumil Sládek\|TCH}}	7:11.7
C-2 1000 m \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Rupert Weinstabl Karl Proisl	5:47.3 \| {{TCH}} Bohuslav Karlík Jan Brzák-Felix	5:52.3 \| {{TCH}} Václav Mottl Zdeněk Škrland	5:54.4
C-2 10000 m \| {{TCH}} Bohuslav Karlík Jan Brzák-Felix	52:38.7 \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Rupert Weinstabl Karl Proisl	53:06.5 \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Christian Holzenberg Heinz Jürgens	54:12.4

==Kayak==

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K-1 1000 m \| {{flagathlete\|Karl Widmark\|SWE}}	5:03.2 \| {{flagathlete\|Helmut Cämmerer\|GER\|Nazi}}	5:05.9 \| {{flagathlete\|Gregor Hradetzky\|GER\|Nazi}}	5:06.4
K-1 10000 m \| {{flagathlete\|Karl Widmark\|SWE}}	46:42.8 \| {{flagathlete\|Czesław Sobieraj\|POL}}	47:35.6 \| {{flagathlete\|Egon Nilsson\|SWE}}	48:10.7
K-1 10000 m folding \| {{flagathlete\|Arne Bogren\|SWE}}	51.48.8 \| {{flagathlete\|Kamill Balatoni\|HUN\|1920}}	51:49.7 \| {{flagathlete\|Günter Nowatzki\|GER\|Nazi}}	51:59.3
K-2 1000 m \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Helmut Triebe Hans Eberle	4:46.6 \| {{flagu\|Sweden}} Kurt Boo Hans Berglund	4:45.5 \| {{DEN}} Poul Larsen Vagn Jørgensen	4:46.7
K-2 10000 m \| {{flagu\|Sweden}} Gunnar Johansson Berndt Berndtsson	43:29.9 \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Helmut Triebe Hans Eberle	44:06.6 \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Adolf Kainz Karl Maurer	44:21.1
K-2 10000 m folding \| {{flagu\|Sweden}} Carl-Gustav Hellstrandt Erik Helsvik	47:11.5 \| {{flagu\|Sweden}} Sven Johansson Erik Bladström	47:37.7 \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Kurt Kreh Johann Fuchs	48:10.7
K-4 1000 m \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Ernst Kube Heini Brüggemann Ernst Strathmann Heine Strathmann	4:08.2 \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Hans Rein Josef Reidel Albert Schorn Karl Aulenbach	4:08.8 \| {{flagu\|Sweden}} Roland Karlsson Göte Carlsson Gunnar Johansson Berndt Berndtsson	4:10.5

=Women's=

==Kayak==

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!Event

|align=center bgcolor="gold"|Gold

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|align=center bgcolor="silver"|Silver

|align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"|Time

|align=center bgcolor="CC9966"|Bronze

|align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"|Time

K-1 600 m

| {{flagathlete|Maggie Kalka|FIN}}

3:26.0

| {{flagathlete|Maj-Britt Bergqvist|SWE}}

3:30.3

| {{flagathlete|Bodil Thirstedt|DEN}}

3:32.2

K-2 600 m

| {{TCH}}
Marta Pavlisová
Marie Zvolánková

3:05.2

| {{flagcountry|GER|Nazi}}
Josefa Köster
Elisabeth Kropp

3:05.5

| {{DEN}}
Ruth Lange
Bodil Thirstedt

3:06.9

Medals table

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| gold_GER = 4 | silver_GER = 6 | bronze_GER = 5 | name_GER = {{flagteam|GER|Nazi}}

| gold_SWE = 5 | silver_SWE = 3 | bronze_SWE = 2

| gold_TCH = 2 | silver_TCH = 1 | bronze_TCH = 2

| gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 0 | bronze_DEN = 3

| gold_FIN = 1 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 0

| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 0 | name_HUN = {{flagteam|HUN|1920}}

| gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 1 | bronze_POL = 0

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References

[http://www.canoeicf.com/ International Canoe Federation]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160113142416/http://www.bcu.org.uk/files/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160311071809/http://bcu.org.uk/files/pages%2042-83%20from%20medal%20winners%20icf%20updated%202007.pdf ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.]

Icf Canoe Sprint World Championships, 1938

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

Category:ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

Canoeing

Category:Canoeing in Sweden

Category:August 1938 in sports

class="wikitable" !Event \|align=center bgcolor="gold"\|Gold \|align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"\|Time \|align=center bgcolor="silver"\|Silver \|align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"\|Time \|align=center bgcolor="CC9966"\|Bronze \|align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"\|Time
C-1 1000 m \| {{flagathlete\|Otto Neumüller\|GER\|Nazi}}	6:45.8{{Cite web\|url = http://www.canoeresults.eu/view-results/sprint?eventid[]=2259#discipline33687\|title = 1938 World Championships, Vaxholm Sweden\|access-date = 2016-08-25\| website = Canoe Results}} \| {{flagathlete\|Hans Wiedemann\|GER\|Nazi}}	6:51.4 \| {{flagathlete\|Bohumil Sládek\|TCH}}	7:11.7
C-2 1000 m \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Rupert Weinstabl Karl Proisl	5:47.3 \| {{TCH}} Bohuslav Karlík Jan Brzák-Felix	5:52.3 \| {{TCH}} Václav Mottl Zdeněk Škrland	5:54.4
C-2 10000 m \| {{TCH}} Bohuslav Karlík Jan Brzák-Felix	52:38.7 \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Rupert Weinstabl Karl Proisl	53:06.5 \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Christian Holzenberg Heinz Jürgens	54:12.4

class="wikitable" !Event \|align=center bgcolor="gold"\|Gold \|align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"\|Time \|align=center bgcolor="silver"\|Silver \|align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"\|Time \|align=center bgcolor="CC9966"\|Bronze \|align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"\|Time
K-1 1000 m \| {{flagathlete\|Karl Widmark\|SWE}}	5:03.2 \| {{flagathlete\|Helmut Cämmerer\|GER\|Nazi}}	5:05.9 \| {{flagathlete\|Gregor Hradetzky\|GER\|Nazi}}	5:06.4
K-1 10000 m \| {{flagathlete\|Karl Widmark\|SWE}}	46:42.8 \| {{flagathlete\|Czesław Sobieraj\|POL}}	47:35.6 \| {{flagathlete\|Egon Nilsson\|SWE}}	48:10.7
K-1 10000 m folding \| {{flagathlete\|Arne Bogren\|SWE}}	51.48.8 \| {{flagathlete\|Kamill Balatoni\|HUN\|1920}}	51:49.7 \| {{flagathlete\|Günter Nowatzki\|GER\|Nazi}}	51:59.3
K-2 1000 m \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Helmut Triebe Hans Eberle	4:46.6 \| {{flagu\|Sweden}} Kurt Boo Hans Berglund	4:45.5 \| {{DEN}} Poul Larsen Vagn Jørgensen	4:46.7
K-2 10000 m \| {{flagu\|Sweden}} Gunnar Johansson Berndt Berndtsson	43:29.9 \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Helmut Triebe Hans Eberle	44:06.6 \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Adolf Kainz Karl Maurer	44:21.1
K-2 10000 m folding \| {{flagu\|Sweden}} Carl-Gustav Hellstrandt Erik Helsvik	47:11.5 \| {{flagu\|Sweden}} Sven Johansson Erik Bladström	47:37.7 \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Kurt Kreh Johann Fuchs	48:10.7
K-4 1000 m \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Ernst Kube Heini Brüggemann Ernst Strathmann Heine Strathmann	4:08.2 \| {{flagcountry\|GER\|Nazi}} Hans Rein Josef Reidel Albert Schorn Karl Aulenbach	4:08.8 \| {{flagu\|Sweden}} Roland Karlsson Göte Carlsson Gunnar Johansson Berndt Berndtsson	4:10.5