1959 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Canoe slalom event in Geneva, Switzerland
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The 1959 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the second time. It was the 6th edition. The mixed C2 team event was not held at these championships after taking place in the previous one. The Swiss city hosted the championships previously in 1949.
Medal summary
Men's
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 |  Vladimír Jirásek (TCH) | 421 |  Manfred Schubert (GDR) | 453 | Karl-Heinz Wozniak (GDR) | 470 |
| C1 team | Czechoslovakia Luděk Beneš Václav Janovský Vladimír Jirásek | 772 | East Germany Manfred Schubert Karl-Heinz Wozniak Gert Kleinert | 872 |  SwitzerlandJean-Claude Tochon Marcel Roth Roland Bardet | 1078 |
| C2 | East Germany Dieter Friedrich Horst Kleinert | 395 | Czechoslovakia Václav Havel Josef Hendrych | 446 | East Germany Dieter Göthe Lothar Schubert | 448 |
| C2 team | East Germany Dieter Friedrich & Horst Kleinert Dieter Göthe & Lothar Schubert Rudolf Seifert & Manfred Glöckner | 664 | Czechoslovakia Václav Havel & Josef Hendrych Milan Kný & Milan Horyna Vladimír Lánský & Miroslav Čihák | 811 | Switzerland Charles Dussuet & Henri Kadrnka Jean Pessina & Robert Zürcher Enz & Hiltbrand | 912 |
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folding K1 |  Paul Farrant (GBR) | 335 | Eberhard Gläser (GDR) | 344 | Heinz Bielig (GDR) | 395.3 |
| Folding K1 team | East Germany Eberhard Gläser Heinz Bielig Günther Möbius | 529 | Czechoslovakia Jan Pára Vladimír Cibák Zdeněk Košťál | 614 | West Germany Manfred Vogt Georg Samhuber Werner Vogler | 653 |
Mixed
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2 | East Germany Rita Behrend Manfred Merkel | 610 | East Germany Margitta Troger Günther Merkel | 810 | East Germany Ellen Krügel Siegfried Seidemann | 849 |
Women's
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folding K1 | Hilde Urbaniak (FRG) | 589 | Anneliese Bauer (GDR) | 597 | Inge Walthemate (FRG) | 627 |
| Folding K1 team | East Germany Ursula Gläser Eva Setzkorn Elfriede Hugo | 1104 | - | - |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | |