The 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in the East Berlin suburb of Grünau in East Germany. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. From 19 to 21 August, competitors used the regatta course on the Langer See that had previously been used for the canoeing and rowing events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Three events were held for the women, all in kayak. This was the first championships which had one competitor or team per nation per event, a rule that continues as of 2008.
It was also the seventh championships in canoe sprint.
Medal summary
Men's
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 1000 m |  Detlef Lewe (FRG)
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4:29.33 |  Tamás Wichmann (HUN) |
 Anatoly Martinov (URS) |
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| C-1 10000 m | Antal Hajba (HUN) |
 Rudolf Pěnkava (TCH) |
Mikhail Zamotin (URS) |
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| C-2 1000 m |  RomaniaVicol Calabiciov Serghei Covaliov |
4:10.98 |  SwedenBernt Lindelöf Erik Zeidlitz |
Hungary Árpád Soltész Csaba Szantó |
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| C-2 10000 m | Romania Petre Maxim Gheorghe Simionov |
Soviet Union Valeriy Drybas Andrey Khimich |
Hungary András Peter István Cserha |
Kayak
Women's
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 m | Lyudmila Pinayeva (URS) |
Roswitha Esser (FRG) |
 Anita Kobuß (GDR) |
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| K-2 500 m | East Germany Anita Kobuß Helga Mühlberg-Ulze |
1:59.41 | Soviet Union Mariya Shubina Antonina Seredina |
Hungary Katalin Benkő Anna Pfeffer |
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| K-4 500 m | Soviet Union Mariya Shubina Antonina Seredina Lyudmila Pinayeva Nadezhda Levchenko |
1:45.91 | West Germany Sigrud Kummer Roswitha Esser Irene Rozema Renate Breuer |
East Germany Käthe Pohland Karin Haftenberger Anita Kobuß Helga Mühlberg-Ulze |
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Romania (ROU) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
References
- "Kanuten erwartet" [Canoeists expected]. Neue Zeit (in German). Vol. 20, no. 191. 17 August 1966. p. 6. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Die Kanuweltmeister des Sonntags" [The canoe world champion of Sunday]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 21, no. 230. 22 August 1966. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Results at Canoeresults.eu
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