1979 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships

International athletics championship event
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

Men
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean-Pierre Burny  Belgium
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robert Campbell  United Kingdom
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Claude Bénézit  France
Women
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dominique Gardette  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gisela Steigerwald  West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Renate Prijon  West Germany


Men team
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Degenhard Pfeiffer
Konrad Hollerieth
Jörg Winfried		  West Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean-Marc Dauge
Henry Estanguet
Claude Bénézit		  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bob Campbell
Dave Taylor
Jeremy Hibble		  United Kingdom
Women team
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cathy Hearn
Carol Fisher
Leslie Klein		  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ulrike Deppe
Gisela Grothaus
Renate Prijon		  West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hillary Peacock
Jill Adams
Susan Hornsby		  United Kingdom


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
Men team
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) François Bonnet
Gilles Zok
Jean-Luc Verger		  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chuck Lyda
Kent Ford
John Evans		  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Klaus Ernst
Ernst Libuda
Rainer Pioch		  West Germany


C2

Men
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michel Doux
Patrick Bunichon		  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Jacquet
Jean-Jacques Hayne		  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peter Probst
Hardy Künzli		  Switzerland
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.

External links

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