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1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships 
Summary
The 1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia for the record fourth time. The Yugoslavian (now Serbian) city had host the championships previously in 1971, 1975, and 1978.
The men's competition consisted of six Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Three events were held for the women, all in kayak.
This was the seventeenth championships in canoe sprint.
Medal summary edit
Men's edit
Canoe edit
| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
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| C-1 500 m |  Olaf Heukrodt (GDR) |
 János Sarusi Kis (HUN) |
 Sergey Postrechin (URS) |
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| C-1 1000 m | Jörg Schmidt (GDR) |
Dezső Csépai (HUN) |
Vassily Beresa (URS) |
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| C-1 10000 m | Tamás Wichmann (HUN) |
 Jiří Vrdlovec (TCH) |
 Gheorghe Titu (ROU) |
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| C-2 500 m |  YugoslaviaMatija Ljubek Mirko Nišović |
Soviet Union Yuriy Laptikov Sergey Petrenko |
Hungary László Foltán István Vaskúti |
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| C-2 1000 m | Hungary János Sarusi Kis Gyula Hajdu |
Yugoslavia Matija Ljubek Mirko Nišović |
East Germany Olaf Heukrodt Uwe Madeja |
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| C-2 10000 m | Romania Ivan Patzaichin Toma Simionov |
Soviet Union Vassily Beresa Edem Muradosilov |
Hungary Tamás Buday László Vaskúti |
Kayak edit
Women's edit
Kayak edit
| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 m | Birgit Fischer (GDR) |
 Agneta Andersson (SWE) |
Éva Rakusz (HUN) |
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| K-2 500 m | East Germany Birgit Fischer Bettina Streussel |
Hungary Katalin Povázsán Erika Géczi |
Sweden Karin Olsson Agneta Andersson |
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| K-4 500 m | East Germany Birgit Fischer Bettina Streussel Roswitha Eberl Kathrin Giese |
Soviet Union Inna Zhipulina Nelli Yefremova Yekaterina Golubeva Saba Komkova |
Hungary Agnes Dragos Erika Géczi Katalin Povázsán Éva Rakusz |
Medals table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
References edit
- 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.