ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships

ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships
ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships
Genre	Canoeing
Frequency	Annual
Location(s)	Varies
Inaugurated	2007
Previous event	2022 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships
Next event	2023 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships
Participants	Men and women
Organised by	International Canoe Federation

The ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships are an international event in canoe freestyle organized by the International Canoe Federation. The ICF World Championships have taken place since 2007 although there were some "unofficial" events since at least 1995. They have been held biennially since the beginning, except for 2021 when it was postponed to 2022.^[1]^[2]

Venues

Edition	Year	Host City	Host Country	Elite events
1	2007	Ottawa	Canada	4
1	2009	Thun	Switzerland	6
1	2011	Plattling	Germany	6
1	2013	Nantahala River, SC	USA	6
1	2015	Ottawa River	Canada	6
1	2017	San Juan	Argentina	5
1	2019	Sort	Spain	6 ^[3]
1	2022	Nottingham	United Kingdom	6 ^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
1	2023	Columbus, GA	USA	5

Medallists

Men

Kayak

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third
2007	Eric Jackson (USA)	Peter Csonka (SVK)	Nick Troutman (CAN)
2009	Nick Troutman (CAN)	Eric Jackson (USA)	Stephen Wright (USA)
2011	James Bebbington (GBR)	Peter Csonka (SVK)	Stephen Wright (USA)
2013	Dane Jackson (USA)	Peter Csonka (SVK)	Tomasz Czaplicki (POL)
2015	Dane Jackson (USA)	Mathieu Dumoulin (FRA)	Nick Troutman (CAN)
2017	Joaquim Fontané (ESP)	Dane Jackson (USA)	Sebastien Devred (FRA)
2019	Dane Jackson (USA)	Joaquim Fontané (ESP)	Sebastien Devred (FRA)
2022	Dane Jackson (USA)	Tomasz Czaplicki (POL)	Harry Price (GBR)
2023	Dane Jackson (USA)	Nick Troutman (CAN)	Tom Dolle (FRA)

Junior Mens Kayak

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third
2007	Evan Garcia (USA)	[[]] (25x17px)	[[]] (25x17px)
2009	Jason Craig (USA)	Dane Jackson (USA)	Sebastien Devred (FRA)
2011	Dane Jackson (USA)	Joaquim Fontané (ESP)	Bren Orton (GBR)
2013	Hunter Katich (USA)	Max Karlsson (SWE)	Alec Voorhees (USA)
2015	Hugo Anthony (GBR)	Alec Voorhees (USA)	Hugo Scott (GBR)
2017	Tom Dolle (FRA)	Alex Walters (GBR)	Harry Price (GBR)
2019	Mason Hargrove (USA)	Dally Kellogg (USA)	Jack Newland (AUS)
2022	Tim Rees (GER)	Ben Higson (GBR)	Nanase Okazaki (JPN)
2023	Tim Rees (GER)	Onni Eronen (FIN)	Timmy Hill (GBR)

Squirt

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third
2009	James Reeves (GBR)	Tour Ishihara (JPN)	Jeremy Lauks (USA)
2011	Dane Jackson (USA)	Jamie Austen (GBR)	Toru Ishihara (JPN)
2013	Clay Wright (USA)	Dane Jackson (USA)	Max Karlsson (SWE)
2015	Stephen Wright (USA)	Clay Wright (USA)	Benjamin White (GBR)
2017	Clay Wright (USA)	Alex Edwards (GBR)	David Rogers (GBR)
2019	Clay Wright (USA)	Alex Edwards (GBR)	Sam Wilson (GBR)
2022	Clay Wright (USA)	Alex Edwards (GBR)	Taft Sibley (USA)
2023	Taft Sibley (USA)	Andrew Grizzell (USA)	Clay Wright (USA)

Canoe decked

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third
2007	Dan Burke (USA)	Marc Girardin (FRA)	Guillaume LaRue (CAN)
2009	Dave Bainbridge (GBR)	Guillaume LaRue (CAN)	Alexandre Besseau (FRA)
2011	Dane Jackson (USA)	Philipp Hitzigrath (GER)	Aitor Goikoetxea (ESP)
2013	Jordan Poffenberger (USA)	Tad Dennis (USA)	Dane Jackson (USA)
2015	Dane Jackson (USA)	Seth Chapelle (USA)	Zachery Zwanenburg (CAN)
2017	Dane Jackson (USA)	Sebastien Devred (FRA)	Lukáš Červinka (CZE)
2019	Tom Dolle (FRA)	Dane Jackson (USA)	Jordan Poffenberger (USA)
2022	Landon Miller (USA)	Dane Jackson (USA)	Tom Dolle (FRA)
2023	Seth Chapelle (USA)	Dane Jackson (USA)	Landon Miller (USA)

Open Canoe

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third
2007	Stephan Patsch (GER)	Jordi Domenjó (ESP)	Jeremy Lauks (USA)
2009	Jeremy Lauks (USA)	Stephan Patsch (GER)	Odei Areta (ESP)
2011	Adrià Bosch (ESP)	Odei Areta (ESP)	Dane Jackson (USA)
2013	Jordan Poffenberger (USA)	Dane Jackson (USA)	Jez Jezz (AUS)
2015	Andrew Hill (CAN)	Dane Jackson (USA)	Brad McMillan (USA)
2019	Jordan Poffenberger (USA)	Jean-Yves Moustrou (FRA)	Philip Josef (GER)
2022	Philip Josef (GER)	Zachary Zwanenburg (CAN)	Adrià Bosch (ESP)
2023	Landon Miller (USA)	Zachary Zwanenburg (CAN)	Philip Josef (GER)

Women

Kayak

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third
2007	Ruth Gordon (CAN)	Tanya Faux (AUS)	Fiona Jarvie (GBR)
2009	Emily Jackson (USA)	Ruth Gordon (CAN)	Tanya Faux (AUS)
2011	Claire O'Hara (GBR)	Emily Jackson (USA)	Ruth Gordon (CAN)
2013	Claire O'Hara (GBR)	Hitomi Takaku (JPN)	Adriene Levknecht (USA)
2015	Emily Jackson (USA)	Hitomi Takaku (JPN)	Claire O'Hara (GBR)
2017	Claire O'Hara (GBR)	Marlène Devillez (FRA)	Hitomi Takaku (JPN)
2019	Hitomi Takaku (JPN)	Marlène Devillez (FRA)	Zofia Tuła (POL)
2022	Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GBR)	Hitomi Takaku (JPN)	Marlène Devillez (FRA)
2023	Sage Donnelly (USA)	Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GBR)	Emily Jackson (USA)

Junior Women Kayak

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third
2007	Emily Jackson (USA)	[[]] (25x17px)	[[]] (25x17px)
2009	Nouria Newman (FRA)	Sandrina Hornhardt (GER)	Leoni Haberling (SUI)
2011	Lauren Burress (USA)	Courtney Kerin (NZL)	Gabby Bates (GBR)
2013	Rowan Stuart (USA)	Núria Fontané (ESP)	Kimberlee Aldred (GBR)
2015	Sage Donnelly (USA)	Darby McAdams (USA)	Sophie McPeak (GBR)
2017	Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GBR)	Sage Donnelly (USA)	Olivia McGinnis (USA)
2019	Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GBR)	Olivia McGinnis (USA)	Katie Fankhouser (USA)
2022	Abby Holcombe (USA)	Niamh Macken (GBR)	Makinley Kate Hargrove (USA)
2023	Makinley Kate Hargrove (USA)	Sophie Gilfillan (CAN)	Eleanor Knight (USA)

Squirt

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third
2009	Claire O'Hara (GBR)	Emma Runciman (GBR)	Valerie Bertrand (NOR)
2011	Claire O'Hara (GBR)	Motoko Ishada (JPN)	Devon Barks (USA)
2013	Claire O'Hara (GBR)	Motoko Ishada (JPN)	Yoshiko Shuematsu (JPN)
2015	Claire O'Hara (GBR)	Hitomi Takaku (JPN)	Motoko Ishida (JPN)
2017	Claire O'Hara (GBR)	Hitomi Takaku (JPN)	Anna Bruno (USA)
2019	Rose Wall (USA)	Hitomi Takaku (JPN)	Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GBR)
2022	Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GBR)	Tamsyn McConchie (GBR)	Hitomi Takaku (JPN)
2023	Rose Wall (USA)	Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GBR)	Tamsyn McConchie (GBR)

Canoe decked

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third
2022^[8]	Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GBR)	Rebekah Green (GBR)	Anica Schacher (GER)
2023	Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GBR)	Zofia Tuła (POL)	Tamsyn McConchie (GBR)

References

^ "ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships historic results". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "Examining The Growth Of The World Freestyle Kayak Championships". Rapid Magazine. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ "World canoeing championship means boom time for Sort". catalannews.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ "2022 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "2022 Canoe Freestyle World Championships". britishcanoeingevents.org.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ "Aussies impress at Canoe Freestyle World Championships". paddle.org.au. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ "Freestyle World Championships is back". kayaksession.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ "Robinson-Shaw makes history in C1 at Canoe Freestyle World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

[1] "ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships historic results". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[2] "Examining The Growth Of The World Freestyle Kayak Championships". Rapid Magazine. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

[3] "World canoeing championship means boom time for Sort". catalannews.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

[4] "2022 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[5] "2022 Canoe Freestyle World Championships". britishcanoeingevents.org.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

[6] "Aussies impress at Canoe Freestyle World Championships". paddle.org.au. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

[7] "Freestyle World Championships is back". kayaksession.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

[8] "Robinson-Shaw makes history in C1 at Canoe Freestyle World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

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