1973 World Canoe Slalom Championships
| Host City | Muotathal |
|---|---|
| Country |  SUI |
| Held | 23 – 24 June 1973 |
| Competitors | 53 |
| Countries | 9 |
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 | 3 |
| Slalom C2 team | Men | — | Medal | 18 | 3 |
| Slalom K1 | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Slalom K1 team | Men | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Slalom K1 | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Slalom K1 team | Women | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Slalom C2 | Mixed | — | Medal | 6 | 2 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany |  GDR |
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | United States |  USA |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Germany |  GER |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Austria |  AUT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Poland |  POL |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Switzerland | SUI |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | France |  FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Netherlands |  NED |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slalom C1, Men | Reinhard Eiben |
GDR
|
Karel Třešňák |
TCH
|
Udo Müller |
GDR
|
| Slalom C1 team, Men | Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
East Germany |
GDR
|
Germany |
GER
|
| Slalom C2, Men | Jiří Krejza / Jaroslav Pollert-1 |
TCH
|
Klaus Trummer / Jürgen Kretschmer |
GDR
|
Willi Baues / Hans-Otto Schumacher |
GER
|
| Slalom C2 team, Men | Germany |
GER
|
Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
East Germany |
GDR
|
| Slalom K1 team, Men | East Germany |
GDR
|
Poland |
POL
|
France |
FRA
|
| Slalom K1, Men | Norbert Sattler |
AUT
|
Siegbert Horn |
GDR
|
Wojciech Gawroński |
POL
|
| Slalom C2, Mixed | Carol Knight / Dave Knight |
USA
|
Barbara Holcombe / Norman Holcombe |
USA
|
Ria van Stipdonk / Peter van Stipdonk |
NED
|
| Slalom K1 team, Women | United States |
USA
|
Switzerland |
SUI
|
East Germany |
GDR
|
| Slalom K1, Women | Sybille Spindler |
GDR
|
Maria Ćwiertniewicz |
POL
|
Martina Falke |
GDR
|