1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
International canoeing and kayaking event
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The 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Jajce, Yugoslavia (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina). This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation.
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. The women's K-4 500 m event debuted at these championships.
This was the sixth championships in canoe sprint.
Medal summary
Men's
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 1000 m |  Simion Ismailciuc (ROU) |  Detlef Lewe (GER) |  Albrecht Müller (GDR) | |||
| C-1 10000 m |  Mikhail Zamotin (URS) | Andrei Igorov (ROU) | Albrecht Müller (GDR) | |||
| C-2 1000 m | Romania Achim Sidorov Alexe Iacovici | Soviet Union Vitaliy Galkov Mikhail Zamotin |  HungaryEndre Gyürü Árpád Soltész | |||
| C-2 10000 m | Soviet Union Leonid Geishtor Sergey Makarenko | East Germany Willi Mehlberg Werner Ulrich | Romania Lavrente Calinov Igor Lipalit |
Kayak
Women's
Kayak
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania (ROU) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |