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1981 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 
Summary
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 edit
Men's edit
Canoe edit
| 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 StatesJon Lugbill David Hearn Ron Lugbill |
251.02 | France Hervé Madore Jean Sennelier Jean Salamé |
292.69 |  West GermanyGerald 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 KingdomJock Young & Alistair Munro Robert Joce & Robert Owen Eric Jamieson & Robin Williams |
338.17 |  PolandWojciech 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 edit
| 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 |  SwitzerlandJürg Götz Urs Steinmann Milo Duffek |
251.58 | France Jean-Yves Prigent Thierry Junquet Bernard Renault |
252.37 |
Mixed edit
Canoe edit
| 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 edit
Kayak edit
| 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 edit
| 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 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
References edit
- Official results
- International Canoe Federation
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- From this site you will be able to download the Historical vintage film ‘rushes’ from the world Championships that made up ‘ Think Slalom’