1981 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
# 1981 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1981 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Bala, Wales, Great Britain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 17th edition. The mixed C2 event was reinstated after not being held at the previous championships.

## Medal summary

### Men's

**Canoe**

| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C1 | Jon Lugbill (USA) | 234.58 | David Hearn (USA) | 234.92 | Jean Sennelier (FRA) | 246.27 |
| C1 team | United States Jon Lugbill David Hearn Ron Lugbill | 251.02 | France Hervé Madore Jean Sennelier Jean Salamé | 292.69 | West Germany Gerald Moos Fredi Zimmermann Jürgen Schnitzerling | 333.38 |
| C2 | United States Steve Garvis Mike Garvis | 264.23 | West Germany Dieter Welsink Peter Czupryna | 271.68 | United States Paul Grabow Jefry Huey | 272.78 |
| C2 team | United Kingdom Jock Young & Alistair Munro Robert Joce & Robert Owen Eric Jamieson & Robin Williams | 338.17 | Poland Wojciech Kudlik & Jerzy Jeż Marek Maslanka & Ryszard Seruga Zbigniew Czaja & Jacek Kasprzycki | 356.30 | United States Carl Gutschick & Paul Flack Paul Grabow & Jefry Huey Steve Garvis & Mike Garvis | 395.14 |

**Kayak**

| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K1 | Richard Fox (GBR) | 211.94 | Luboš Hilgert (TCH) | 214.35 | Jean-Yves Prigent (FRA) | 219.58 |
| K1 team | United Kingdom Richard Fox Albert Kerr Nicolas Wain | 246.55 | Switzerland Jürg Götz Urs Steinmann Milo Duffek | 251.58 | France Jean-Yves Prigent Thierry Junquet Bernard Renault | 252.37 |

### Mixed

**Canoe**

| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C2 | United States Elizabeth Hayman Fritz Haller | 355.12 | United States Barbara McKee John Sweet | 442.58 | United States Karen Marte Brett Sorensen | 464.39 |

### Women's

**Kayak**

| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K1 | Ulrike Deppe (FRG) | 257.69 | Cathy Hearn (USA) | 262.79 | Jocelyne Roupioz (FRA) | 270.10 |
| K1 team | West Germany Ulrike Deppe Susanne Erbers Gabriele Köllmann | 303.10 | United Kingdom Elizabeth Sharman Jane Roderick Susan Small | 326.80 | United States Linda Harrison Cathy Hearn Yuri Kusuda | 333.69 |

## Medals table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
