1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Canoe slalom event in Spittal an der Drau, Austria
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The 1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Spittal an der Drau, Austria under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the second time in a row after hosting the event previously in 1963. It was the 9th edition. It also marked some changes in which the folding kayak events were replaced by standard kayaks for the men's and women's events. Additionally, the mixed C2 team event returned for the first time since 1957.
Medal summary
Men's
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 |  Gert Kleinert (GDR) | 335.5 |  Luděk Beneš (TCH) | 374.0 | Manfred Schubert (GDR) | 383.3 |
| C1 team | Czechoslovakia Jiří Vočka Luděk Beneš Bohuslav Pospíchal | 472.8 |  West GermanyChristian Kaufmann Heiner Stumpf Otto Stumpf | 517.9 | East Germany Jochen Förster Gert Kleinert Manfred Schubert | 537.9 |
| C2 | East Germany Günther Merkel Manfred Merkel | 369.7 | Czechoslovakia Jiří Dejl Zdeněk Fifka | 432.3 |  SwitzerlandFernand Götz Wolfgang Klingebiel | 446.9 |
| C2 team | Czechoslovakia Ladislav Měšťan & Zdeněk Měšťan Emil Pollert & Jaroslav Pollert Jaroslav Brejcha & Milan Kalas | 1040.2 |  YugoslaviaJanez Andrejašič & Jože Gerkman Milan Vidmar & Borut Justin Franc Žitnik & Leon Žitnik | 1231.7 | West Germany Friedrich Bohry & Walter Gehlen Hermann Roock & Norbert Schmidt Wolf Dieter Seller & Günther Tuchel | 1322.7 |
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 |  Kurt Presslmayr (AUT) | 276.7 | Eberhard Gläser (GDR) | 277.4 | Uli Raysz (FRG) | 277.7 |
| K1 team | West Germany Manfred Vogt Eugen Weimann Horst Dieter Engelke | 493.5 | East Germany Eberhard Gläser Fritz Lange Rolf Luber | 519.2 | Austria Robert Fabian Manfred Hausmann Kurt Presslmayr | 565.8 |
Mixed
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2 | Czechoslovakia Ludmilla Sirotková Václav Janoušek | 475.4 | Czechoslovakia Jiřina Šedivcová Josef Šedivec | 494.1 | East Germany Erika Schönfeld Horst Wängler | 532.4 |
| C2 team | East Germany Edith Grabo & Werner Lempert Monika Lehmann & Rolf Müller Erika Schönfeld & Horst Wängler | 747.2 | Czechoslovakia Milada Absolonová & Antonín Absolon Ludmilla Sirotková & Václav Janoušek Jiřina Šedivcová & Josef Šedivec | 843.8 |  FranceSimone Blanc & Gérard Ghidini Michele Olry & Michel Berthenet Henriette Guette & Jean Olry | 2117.5 |
Women's
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Ursula Gläser (GDR) | 310.7 | Lia Merkel (GDR) | 345.5 | Bärbel Körner (FRG) | 381.3 |
| K1 team | East Germany Ursula Gläser Bärbel Richter Lia Merkel | 420.5 | Czechoslovakia Bohumila Kapplová Renata Knýová Ludmila Polesná | 592.7 | West Germany Heide Boikat Bärbel Körner Kirsten Schmidt | 722.2 |
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
References
- Results
- International Canoe Federation
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.