The 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mâcon, France. This event was held under the auspices of 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. The type or number of events held at the championships remained unchanged from the previous championships.
This was the fourth 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 Kurt LiebhartEngelbert Lulla István BodorJózsef Tuza Ferenc CsonkaMihály SasváriC-2 10000 m Károly WielandJózsef Halmay Ferenc CsonkaMihály Sasvári Jaroslav SiegerZdeněk Ziegler
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 GlassérCarl-Åke LjungBert NilssonGert Fredriksson Ervin SzörenyiAndrás SovánFerenc WagnerFerenc Hatlaczki Max RaubHerbert WiedermannAlfred SchmidtbergerHermann SalznerK-2 500 m Ernst SteinhauerMeinhard Miltenberger Bengt LinforsValter Wredgberg Ferenc WagnerAndrás SovánK-2 1000 m István MészárosGyörgy Mészáros Michel ScheuerGustav Schmidt Helmut NollerGünter KrammerK-2 10000 m Max RaubHerbert Wiedermann Sigvard JohanssonRolf Fjellmann Ernst SteinhauerHelmuth StockerK-4 1000 m Imre VagyóckiLászló KovácsLászló NagyZoltán Szigeti Einar PihlEbbe FrickRagnar HeurlinStig Andersson Maurice GraffenMarcel RenaudLouis GantoisRobert EntericK-4 10000 m Einar PihlEbbe FrickRagnar HeurlinStig Andersson Hans WetterströmCarl SundinSigvard JohanssonRolf Fjellmann János UrányiIstván MészárosGyörgy MészárosFerenc Varga
Women's Kayak Event Gold Time Silver Time Bronze TimeK-1 500 m K-2 500 m Hilda PinterKlára Fried-Bánfalvi Valeria LieszkowszkyVilma Egresi Lisa SchwarzGisela Amail
Note Zenz competed for Saar, but is listed in official reports as competing for West Germany.
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.