The 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark. This event was held under the International Canoe Federation.
The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Two events were held for the women, both in kayak. Events that debuted at these championships were C-1 10000 m and K-4 10000 m.
This was the third championships in canoe sprint.
Medal summary Men's Canoe Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeC-1 1000 m C-1 10000 m C-2 1000 m Jan Brzák-FelixBohumil Kudma Georges DransartArmand Loreau Václáv HavelJiří PeckaC-2 10000 m Jan Brzák-FelixBohumil Kudma Georges DransartArmand Loreau Bohuslav KarlíkOldřich Lomecký
Kayak Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeK-1 500 m K-1 1000 m K-1 10000 m K-1 4 x 500 m relay Lars GlassérIngermar HedbergLennart KlingströmGert Fredriksson Poul AggerAndreas LindEjvind HansenJohan Kobberup Herbert KleppMax RaubHerbert WiedermannGünther RührnschopfK-2 500 m Lars GlassérIngermar Hedberg Henry PetterssonBerndt Häppling Max RaubHerbert WiedermannK-2 1000 m Lars GlassérIngermar Hedberg Ivar MathisenKnut Østby Piet BakkerHarrie KoorstraK-2 10000 m Gunnar AkerhundHans Wetterström Svend FrømmingIngvar Nørregaard Karl-Erick BjörkPer-Olav OlssonK-4 1000 m Einar PihlHans EirkssonLars PetterssonHarry Johansson Gunnar ÅkerlundEbbe FrickSven-Olov SjödeliusHans Wetterström Herbert KleppWalter FrühwirthHans OrtnerPaul FelingerK-4 10000 m Karl AnderssonStig AnderssonGösta GustavssonBerndt Häppling Karl-Erick BjörkPer-Olav OlssonKlas NorgrenArne Jannson Walter PiemannAlfred SchmidtbergerOtto LochnerAlfred Krammer
Women's Kayak Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeK-1 500 m K-2 500 m Sylvi SaimoGreta Grönholm Trude LeibhartFritzi Schwingl Ingrid WallgrenLisa Lundberg
Medals table
References 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.