The 1997 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Três Coroas, Brazil under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 25th edition. It was the first time the championships were held in South America.
Medal summary Men's Canoe Event Gold Points Silver Points Bronze PointsC1 267.61 270.99 271.36C1 team Michal MartikánJuraj MinčíkJuraj Ontko 151.63 Patrice EstanguetTony EstanguetYves Narduzzi 152.42 Simon HočevarGregor TerdičSebastjan Linke 154.01C2 Frank AdissonWilfrid Forgues 289.43 Michael SenftAndré Ehrenberg 290.47 Jiří RohanMiroslav Šimek 290.64C2 team Frank Adisson & Wilfrid ForguesEmmanuel del Rey & Thierry SaidiÉric Biau & Bertrand Daille 163.27 Jiří Rohan & Miroslav ŠimekPetr Štercl & Pavel ŠterclMarek Jiras & Tomáš Máder 164.32 Michael Trummer & Manfred BerroAndré Ehrenberg & Michael SenftKay Simon & Robby Simon 166.04
Kayak Event Gold Points Silver Points Bronze PointsK1 254.60 255.23 255.64K1 team Paul RatcliffeIan RaspinShaun Pearce 141.35 Vincent FondevioleJean-Michel RegnierLudovic Boulesteix 142.47 Thomas BeckerJochen LettmannHolger Häffner 143.97
Women's Kayak Event Gold Points Silver Points Bronze PointsK1 288.07 289.79 290.38K1 team Evi HussKordula StriepeckeMandy Planert 163.79 Anouk LoubieAnne BoixelBrigitte Guibal 164.45 Rachel CrosbeeLynn SimpsonHeather Corrie 166.97
Medals table
References Official results International Canoe Federation