1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Canoe slalom event in Geneva, Switzerland
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The 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the inaugural edition.
Eight sets of medals were awarded. There were four individual events and four team events. The team events were just combined times of three selected athletes or crews from the individual events. Only two teams were classified in the men's C1 team, men's C2 team and women's folding K1 team events.
Medal summary
Men's
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 |  Pierre d'Alençon (FRA) | 528.0 | Paul Huguet (FRA) | 807.5 |  Jan Brzák-Felix (TCH) | 1227.5 |
| C1 team | France Pierre d'Alençon Paul Huguet Marcel Renaud | 3134.1 | Czechoslovakia Jan Brzák-Felix Jiří Purchart Bohuslav Karlík | 4189.9 | - | |
| C2 | France Michel Duboille Jacques Rousseau | 1013.0 | France Claude Neveu Roger Paris | 1146.6 | Czechoslovakia Jan Brzák-Felix Bohumil Kudrna | 1280.7 |
| C2 team | France Michel Duboille & Jacques Rousseau Claude Neveu & Roger Paris René Gavinet & Simon Gavinet | 3738.8 | Czechoslovakia Jan Brzák-Felix & Bohumil Kudrna Václav Nič & Miroslav Drastík Jan Šulc & Karel Koníček | 5090.6 | - |
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folding K1 |  Othmar Eiterer (AUT) | 594.1 | Hans Frühwirth (AUT) | 601.7 |  Werner Zimmermann (SUI) | 661.5 |
| Folding K1 team | Switzerland Werner Zimmermann Jean Engler Eduard Kunz | 2355.5 | Austria Hans Frühwirth Rudolf Pillwein Josef Danek | 2606.9 | Czechoslovakia Bohuslav Fiala Alvin Jeschke Jiří Valeš | 3374.1 |
Women's
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folding K1 | Heidi Pillwein (AUT) | 408.8 | Fritzi Schwingl (AUT) | 435.1 | Gerti Pertlwieser (AUT) | 508.3 |
| Folding K1 team | Austria Heidi Pillwein Fritzi Schwingl Gerti Pertlwieser | 1352.2 | Switzerland Marie Fromaigeat Elsa Oderholz Janine Maulet | 3989.9 | - |
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | |