1971 World Canoe Wildwater Championships
| Host City | Merano |
|---|---|
| Country |  ITA |
| Held | 2 – 3 June 1971 |
| Competitors | 71 |
| Countries | 7 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwater K1 | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Wildwater K1 team | Men | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Wildwater C1 | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Wildwater C1 team | Men | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Wildwater C2 | Men | — | Medal | 6 | 2 |
| Wildwater C2 team | Men | — | Medal | 18 | 3 |
| Wildwater K1 | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Wildwater K1 team | Women | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Wildwater C2 | Women | — | Medal | 6 | 2 |
| Wildwater C2 team | Mixed | — | Medal | 18 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |  GER |
6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | France |  FRA |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Austria |  AUT |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Belgium |  BEL |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Great Britain |  GBR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | United States |  USA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwater K1, Men | Bernd Kast |
GER
|
Kurt Presslmayr |
AUT
|
Jochen Schwarz |
GER
|
| Wildwater K1 team, Men | Germany |
GER
|
Austria |
AUT
|
Belgium |
BEL
|
| Wildwater C1, Men | Petr Sodomka |
TCH
|
Bernhard Heinemann |
GER
|
Walter Gehlen |
GER
|
| Wildwater C1 team, Men | Germany |
GER
|
Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
United States |
USA
|
| Wildwater C2, Men | Pierre-François Lefauconnier / Gilles Lefauconnier |
FRA
|
Heimo Müllneritsch / Helmar Steindl |
AUT
|
Jean-Paul Meynard / Claude Bost |
FRA
|
| Wildwater C2 team, Men | Germany |
GER
|
Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
Great Britain |
GBR
|
| Wildwater C2 team, Mixed | France |
FRA
|
Germany |
GER
|
Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
| Wildwater K1, Women | Ulrike Deppe |
GER
|
Magdalena Wunderlich |
GER
|
Ludmila Polesná |
TCH
|
| Wildwater K1 team, Women | Germany |
GER
|
Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
Belgium |
BEL
|
| Wildwater C2, Women | Helmut Ramelow / Hanneliese Spitz |
AUT
|
Claudette Parisy / Alain Feuillette |
FRA
|
France Gaud / Georges Dransart |
FRA
|