1998 World Canoe Sprint Championships

Host City Szeged
Country HUN
Held 3 – 6 September 1998
Competitors 116
Countries 18

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
C-1 200 m Men — Medal 3 3
C-1 500 m Men — Medal 3 3
C-1 1000 m Men — Medal 3 3
C-2 200 m Men — Medal 6 3
C-2 500 m Men — Medal 6 3
C-2 1000 m Men — Medal 6 3
C-4 200 m Men — Medal 12 3
C-4 500 m Men — Medal 12 3
C-4 1000 m Men — Medal 12 3
K-1 200 m Men — Medal 3 3
K-1 500 m Men — Medal 3 3
K-1 1000 m Men — Medal 3 3
K-2 200 m Men — Medal 6 3
K-2 500 m Men — Medal 6 3
K-2 1000 m Men — Medal 6 3
K-4 200 m Men — Medal 12 3
K-4 500 m Men — Medal 12 3
K-4 1000 m Men — Medal 12 3
K-1 200 m Women — Medal 3 3
K-1 500 m Women — Medal 3 3
K-1 1000 m Women — Medal 3 3
K-2 200 m Women — Medal 6 3
K-2 500 m Women — Medal 6 3
K-2 1000 m Women — Medal 6 3
K-4 200 m Women — Medal 12 3
K-4 500 m Women — Medal 12 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Hungary HUN 7 5 5 17
2 Germany GER 5 3 3 11
3 Canada CAN 4 1 0 5
4 Italy ITA 2 3 1 6
5 Russia RUS 2 2 6 10
6 Australia AUS 2 1 1 4
= Czech Republic CZE 2 1 1 4
8 Israel ISR 1 1 0 2
= Slovakia SVK 1 1 0 2
10 Romania ROU 0 2 1 3
11 Ukraine UKR 0 1 2 3
12 Norway NOR 0 1 1 2
= Sweden SWE 0 1 1 2
= Yugoslavia YUG 0 1 1 2
15 Belarus BLR 0 1 0 1
= Poland POL 0 1 0 1
17 Spain ESP 0 0 2 2
18 Argentina ARG 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
C-1 200 m, Men Martin Doktor CZE Slavomír Kňazovický SVK Michał Śliwiński UKR
C-1 500 m, Men Maksim Opalev RUS Andreas Dittmer GER Michał Śliwiński UKR
C-1 1000 m, Men Steve Giles CAN Martin Doktor CZE Andreas Dittmer GER
C-2 200 m, Men Thomas Zereske / Christian Gille GER Miklós Buzál / Attila Végh HUN Vladislav Polzunov / Andrey Kabanov RUS
C-2 500 m, Men György Kolonics / Csaba Horváth HUN Daniel Jędraszko / Paweł Baraszkiewicz POL Thomas Zereske / Christian Gille GER
C-2 1000 m, Men Aleksandr Kovalyov / Aleksandr Kostoglod RUS Gheorghe Andriev / Florin Popescu ROU György Zala / Endre Ipacs HUN
C-4 200 m, Men Czech Republic CZE Belarus BLR Russia RUS
C-4 500 m, Men Hungary HUN Romania ROU Russia RUS
C-4 1000 m, Men Hungary HUN Russia RUS Czech Republic CZE
K-1 200 m, Men Michael Kolganov ISR Oleksiy Slivinskyi UKR Ognjen Filipović YUG
K-1 500 m, Men Ákos Vereckei HUN Michael Kolganov ISR Lutz Liwowski GER
K-1 1000 m, Men Lutz Liwowski GER Knut Holmann NOR Javier Correa ARG
K-2 200 m, Men Vince Fehérvári / Róbert Hegedűs HUN Sergey Verlin / Anatoly Tishchenko RUS Geza Magyar / Romică Șerban ROU
K-2 500 m, Men Michal Riszdorfer / Juraj Bača SVK Beniamino Bonomi / Luca Negri ITA Krisztián Bártfai / Gábor Horváth HUN
K-2 1000 m, Men Antonio Rossi / Luca Negri ITA Mićo Janić / Stjepan Janić YUG Attila Adám / Krisztián Veréb HUN
K-4 200 m, Men Hungary HUN Italy ITA Norway NOR
K-4 500 m, Men Germany GER Hungary HUN Russia RUS
K-4 1000 m, Men Germany GER Hungary HUN Russia RUS
K-1 200 m, Women Caroline Brunet CAN Josefa Idem-Guerrini ITA Éva Dónusz HUN
K-1 500 m, Women Caroline Brunet CAN Katrin Borchert AUS Josefa Idem-Guerrini ITA
K-1 1000 m, Women Josefa Idem-Guerrini ITA Caroline Brunet CAN Katrin Borchert AUS
K-2 200 m, Women Marie-Josée Gibeau-Ouimet / Karen Furneaux CAN Kinga Dékány / Rita Kőbán HUN Beatriz Manchón / Izaskun Aramburu ESP
K-2 500 m, Women Anna Wood / Katrin Borchert AUS Birgit Fischer / Anett Schuck GER Kinga Dékány / Rita Kőbán HUN
K-2 1000 m, Women Anna Wood / Katrin Borchert AUS Birgit Fischer / Ute Plessmann GER Anna Karlsson / Susanne Gunnarsson SWE
K-4 200 m, Women Hungary HUN Sweden SWE Russia RUS
K-4 500 m, Women Germany GER Hungary HUN Spain ESP