1961 World Canoe Slalom Championships
| Host City | Hainsberg |
|---|---|
| Country |  GDR |
| Held | 22 – 23 July 1961 |
| Competitors | 46 |
| Countries | 4 |
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 C2 | Mixed | — | Medal | 6 | 2 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | GDR |
5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Switzerland |  SUI |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Poland |  POL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slalom C1, Men | Manfred Schubert |
GDR
|
Bohuslav Pospíchal |
TCH
|
Ingo Kirsch |
GDR
|
| Slalom C1 team, Men | Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
East Germany |
GDR
|
Switzerland |
SUI
|
| Slalom C2, Men | Günther Merkel / Manfred Merkel |
GDR
|
Miroslav Stach / Zdeněk Valenta |
TCH
|
Dieter Friedrich / Horst Kleinert |
GDR
|
| Slalom C2 team, Men | East Germany |
GDR
|
Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
Switzerland |
SUI
|
| Slalom K1 team, Men | East Germany |
GDR
|
Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
Poland |
POL
|
| Slalom K1, Men | Eberhard Gläser |
GDR
|
Roland Hahnebach |
GDR
|
Jiří Černý |
TCH
|
| Slalom C2, Mixed | Vratislava Nováková / Karel Novák |
TCH
|
Edith Nickel / Willi Landers |
GDR
|
Jarmila Pacherová / Václav Nič |
TCH
|
| Slalom K1, Women | Ludmila Veberová |
TCH
|
Anneliese Bauer |
GDR
|
Ute Strompel |
GDR
|