ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships
GenreCanoeing
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Varies
Inaugurated2007
Previous event2022 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships
Next event2023 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships
ParticipantsMen and women
Organised byInternational Canoe Federation

The ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships are an international event in canoe freestyle organized by the International Canoe Federation. The ICF World Championships have taken place since 2007 although there were some "unofficial" events since at least 1995. They have been held biennially since the beginning except for 2021 when it was postponed to 2022.[1][2]

Venues

Edition Year Host City Host Country Elite events
1 2007 Ottawa  Canada 4
1 2009 Thun  Switzerland 6
1 2011 Plattling  Germany 6
1 2013 Nantahala River, SC  USA 6
1 2015 Ottawa River  Canada 6
1 2017 San Juan  Argentina 5
1 2019 Sort  Spain 6 [3]
1 2022 Nottingham  United Kingdom 6 [4][5][6][7]

Medallists[edit]

Men[edit]

Kayak[edit]

Year Winner Runner-up Third
2007  Erick Jackson (USA)  Peter Csonka (SVK)  Nick Troutman (CAN)
2009  Nick Troutman (CAN)  Erick Jackson (USA)  Stephen Wright (USA)
2011  James Bebbington (GBR)  Peter Csonka (SVK)  Stephen Wright (USA)
2013  Dane Jackson (USA)  Peter Csonka (SVK)  Tomasz Czaplicki (POL)
2015  Dane Jackson (USA)  Mathieu Dumoulin (FRA)  Nick Troutman (CAN)
2017  Joaquim Fontane (ESP)  Dane Jackson (USA)  Sebastien Devred (FRA)
2019  Dane Jackson (USA)  Joaquim Fontane (USA)  Sebastien Devred (FRA)
2022  Dane Jackson (USA)  Tomasz Czaplicki (POL)  Harry Price (GBR)

Squirt[edit]

Year Winner Runner-up Third
2009  James Reeves (GBR)  Tour Ishihara (JPN)  Jeremy Lauks (USA)
2011  Dane Jackson (USA)  Jamie Austen (GBR)  Toru Ishihara (JPN)
2013  Clay Wright (USA)  Dane Jackson (USA)  Max Karlsson (SWE)
2015  Stephen Wright (USA)  Clay Wright (USA)  Benjamin White (GBR)
2017  Clay Wright (USA)  Alex Edwards (GBR)  David Rogers (GBR)
2019  Clay Wright (USA)  Alex Edwards (GBR)  Sam Wilson (GBR)
2022  Clay Wright (USA)  Alex Edwards (GBR)  Taft Sibley (USA)

Canoe[edit]

Year Winner Runner-up Third
2007  Dan Burke (USA)  Marc Girardin (FRA)  Guillaume LaRue (CAN)
2009  Dave Bainbridge (GBR)  Guillaume LaRue (CAN)  Alexandre Besseau (FRA)
2011  Dane Jackson (USA)  Philipp Hitzigrath (GER)  Aitor Goikoetxea (ESP)
2013  Jordan Poffenberger (USA)  Tad Dennis (USA)  Dane Jackson (USA)
2015  Dane Jackson (USA)  Seth Chapelle (USA)  Zachery Zwanenburg (CAN)
2017  Dane Jackson (USA)  Sebastien Devred (FRA)  Lukas Cervinka (CZE)
2019  Tom Dolle (FRA)  Dane Jackson (USA)  Jordan Poffenberger (USA)
2022  Landon Miller (USA)  Dane Jackson (USA)  Tom Dolle (FRA)

Open Canoe[edit]

Year Winner Runner-up Third
2007  Stephan Patsch (GER)  Jordi Domenjo (ESP)  Jeremy Lauks (USA)
2009  Jeremy Lauks (USA)  Stephan Patsch (GER)  Odei Areta (ESP)
2011  Adriá Bosch (ESP)  Odei Areta (ESP)  Dane Jackson (USA)
2013  Jordan Poffenberger (USA)  Dane Jackson (USA)  Jez Jezz (AUS)
2015  Andrew Hill (CAN)  Dane Jackson (USA)  Brad McMillan (USA)
2019  Jordan Poffenberger (USA)  Jean-Yves Moustrou (FRA)  Philip Josef (GER)
2022  Philip Josef (GER)  Zachary Zwanenburg (CAN)  Adriá Bosch (GER)

Women[edit]

Kayak[edit]

Year Winner Runner-up Third
2007  Ruth Gordon (CAN)  Tanya Faux (AUS)  Fiona Jarvie (GBR)
2009  Emily Jackson (USA)  Ruth Gordon (CAN)  Tanya Faux (AUS)
2011  Claire O'Hara (GBR)  Emily Jackson (USA)  Ruth Gordon (AUS)
2013  Claire O'Hara (GBR)  Hitomi Takaku (JPN)  Adriene Levknecht (USA)
2015  Emily Jackson (USA)  Hitomi Takaku (JPN)  Claire O'Hara (GBR)
2017  Claire O'Hara (GBR)  Marlene Devillez (FRA)  Hitomi Takaku (JPN)
2019  Hitomi Takaku (JPN)  Marlene Devillez (FRA)  Zofia Tula (POL)
2022  Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GBR)  Hitomi Takaku (JPN)  Marlene Devillez (FRA)

Squirt[edit]

Year Winner Runner-up Third
2009  Claire O'Hara (GBR)  Emma Runciman (GBR)  Valerie Bertrand (NOR)
2011  Claire O'Hara (GBR)  Motoko Ishada (JPN)  Devon Barks (USA)
2013  Claire O'Hara (GBR)  Motoko Ishada (JPN)  Yoshiko Shuematsu (JPN)
2015  Claire O'Hara (GBR)  Hitomi Takaku (JPN)  Motoko Ishida (JPN)
2017  Claire O'Hara (GBR)  Hitomi Takaku (JPN)  Anna Bruno (USA)
2019  Rose Wall (USA)  Hitomi Takaku (JPN)  Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GBR)
2022  Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GBR)  Tamsyn McConchie (JPN)  Hitomi Takaku (JPN)

Canoe[edit]

Year Winner Runner-up Third
2022[8]  Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GBR)  Rebekah Green (GBR)  Anica Schacher (GER)

References[edit]

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