1959 World Canoe Slalom Championships
| Host City | Genève |
|---|---|
| Country |  SUI |
| Held | 26 – 27 July 1959 |
| Competitors | 49 |
| Countries | 5 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slalom C1 | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Slalom C1 team | Men | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Slalom C2 | Men | — | Medal | 6 | 2 |
| Slalom C2 team | Men | — | Medal | 18 | 3 |
| Slalom K1 | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Slalom K1 team | Men | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Slalom K1 | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Slalom K1 team | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 1 |
| Slalom C2 | Mixed | — | Medal | 6 | 1 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany |  GDR |
5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Germany |  GER |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain |  GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | SUI |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slalom C1, Men | Vladimír Jirásek |
TCH
|
Manfred Schubert |
GDR
|
Karl-Heinz Wozniak |
GDR
|
| Slalom C1 team, Men | Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
East Germany |
GDR
|
Switzerland |
SUI
|
| Slalom C2, Men | Dieter Friedrich / Horst Kleinert |
GDR
|
Václav Havel / Josef Hendrych |
TCH
|
Dieter Göthe / Lothar Schubert |
GDR
|
| Slalom C2 team, Men | East Germany |
GDR
|
Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
Switzerland |
SUI
|
| Slalom K1 team, Men | East Germany |
GDR
|
Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
Germany |
GER
|
| Slalom K1, Men | Paul Farrant |
GBR
|
Eberhard Gläser |
GDR
|
Heinz Bielig |
GDR
|
| Slalom C2, Mixed | Rita Behrend / Manfred Merkel |
GDR
|
Margitta Troger / Günther Merkel |
GDR
|
Ellen Krügel / Siegfried Seidemann |
GDR
|
| Slalom K1 team, Women | East Germany |
GDR
|
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| Slalom K1, Women | Hilde Urbaniak |
GER
|
Anneliese Bauer |
GDR
|
Inge Walthemate |
GER
|