The 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in London, Great Britain. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation, formed in 1946 from the Internationale Repräsentantenschaft Kanusport (IRK).
The men's competition consisted of four kayak events. One kayak event was held for the women. The women's distance was reduced from 600 m to 500 m at these championships. These events were extraordinary since they were not included in the 1948 Summer Olympics, also held in London.
These were the second championships in flatwater racing and the first ones after World War II ended.
Medal summary
Men's kayak Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeK-1 500 m 2:14.2 2:15.0 2:15.4K-1 4 x 500 m relay Lars GlassérLars HelsvikLennart KlingströmGert Fredriksson8:44.5 Ivar MathisenIvar IversenHans Martin GulbrandsenEivind Skabo8:52.2 Bernhard JensenPoul AggerEjvind HansenJohan Andersen8:56.9K-2 500 m Thor AxelssonNils Björklöf2:06.4 Alfred ChristensenFinn Rasmussen2:07.0 Bernhard JensenEjvind Hansen2:08.1K-4 1000 m Hans BerglundLennart KlingströmGunnar ÅkerlundHans Wetterström4:01.9 Herbert KleppPaul FelingerWalter PiemannAlbert Umgeher4:06.8 Ludvík KlímaKarel LomeckýOta KrouthilMiloš Pech4:08.1
Women's kayak Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeK-2 500 m Karen HoffBodil Svendsen2:22.9 Marta KohoutováRůžena Košťálová2:23.0 Fritzi SchwinglGertrude Liebhardt2:24.0
Medals table
References
International Canoe Federation ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007. ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.