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 | |
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| Host city | Desbiens, Canada |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 8 |
← 1977 1981 → | |
Podiums edit
K1 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Jean-Pierre Burny |  Belgium |
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Robert Campbell |  United Kingdom |
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Claude Bénézit |  France |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Dominique Gardette | France |
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Gisela Steigerwald |  West Germany |
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Renate Prijon | West Germany |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Degenhard Pfeiffer Konrad Hollerieth Jörg Winfried |
West Germany |
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Jean-Marc Dauge Henry Estanguet Claude Bénézit |
France |
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Bob Campbell Dave Taylor Jeremy Hibble |
United Kingdom |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Cathy Hearn Carol Fisher Leslie Klein |
 United States |
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Ulrike Deppe Gisela Grothaus Renate Prijon |
West Germany |
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Hillary Peacock Jill Adams Susan Hornsby |
United Kingdom |
C1 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Jean-Luc Verger | France |
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Gilles Zok | France |
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Paul René |  Switzerland |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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François Bonnet Gilles Zok Jean-Luc Verger |
France |
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Chuck Lyda Kent Ford John Evans |
United States |
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Klaus Ernst Ernst Libuda Rainer Pioch |
West Germany |
C2 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Michel Doux Patrick Bunichon |
France |
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Daniel Jacquet Jean-Jacques Hayne |
France |
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Peter Probst Hardy Künzli |
Switzerland |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Doux / Bunichon Hayne / Jacquet Feuillette / Madore |
France |
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Schmidt / Roock Schumacher / Runo Gefeller / Berngruber |
West Germany |
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Wyss / Wyss Zimmermann / Fürst Künzli / Probst |
Switzerland |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Country |
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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 edit
References edit
- ^ Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2020.