1979 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships

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]

1979 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships
Host cityDesbiens, Canada
LevelSenior
Events8
1977
1981

Podiums

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Men
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Jean-Pierre Burny   Belgium
  Robert Campbell   United Kingdom
  Claude Bénézit   France
Women
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Dominique Gardette   France
  Gisela Steigerwald   West Germany
  Renate Prijon   West Germany



Men
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Jean-Luc Verger   France
  Gilles Zok   France
  Paul René   Switzerland


Men team
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Doux / Bunichon
Hayne / Jacquet
Feuillette / Madore
  France
  Schmidt / Roock
Schumacher / Runo
Gefeller / Berngruber
  West Germany
  Wyss / Wyss
Zimmermann / Fürst
Künzli / Probst
  Switzerland


Medal table

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Rank Country       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

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References

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