ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships is an International Canoe Federation competition in canoe marathon in which athletes compete over long distances. The race usually starts and ends at the same place, and includes portages. Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. In a kayak, the paddler is seated in the direction of travel, and uses a double-bladed paddle. In a canoe the paddler kneels on one knee with the other leg forward and foot flat on the floor inside the boat, and paddles a single-bladed paddle on one side only. The World Championships were held every two years from 1988, becoming annual in 1998.
Editions
1988: Nottingham, United Kingdom
1990: Copenhagen, Denmark
1992: Brisbane, Australia
1994: Amsterdam, Netherlands
1996: Vaxholm, Sweden
1998: Cape Town, South Africa
1999: Győr, Hungary
2000: Dartmouth, Canada
2001: Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
2002: Zamora, Spain
2003: Valladolid, Spain
2004: Bergen, Norway
2005: Perth, Australia
2006: Tremolat, France
2007: Győr, Hungary
2008: Týn nad Vltavou, Czech Republic
2009: Gaia, Portugal
2010: Banyoles, Spain
2011: Singapore
2012: Rome, Italy
2013: Copenhagen, Denmark
2014: Oklahoma City, United States
2015: Győr, Hungary
2016: Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
2017: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
2018: Vila Verde, Portugal
2019: Shaoxing, China
2020: Bærum, Norway (cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) 2021: Pitești, Romania 2022: Ponte de Lima, Portugal 2023: Vejen, Denmark
Medalists
The following tables give the results.