The 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Vaxholm, Sweden, outside Stockholm, between 6–7 August 1938.[1] This event was held under the auspices of the Internationale Repräsentantenschaft Kanusport (IRK), founded in 1924 and the forerunner of the International Canoe Federation.
The men's competition consisted of three Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and seven kayak events. Two events were held for the women, both in kayak.
This was the first championships in canoe sprint and the only one held prior to World War II which would break out the following year. It is also the only time the K-1 10000 m folding and K-2 10000 m folding events would take place in the world championships.
Event | align=center bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Time | align=center bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Time | align=center bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Time |
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C-1 1000 m | 6:45.8[2] | 6:51.4 | 7:11.7 | |||||||||
C-2 1000 m | Rupert Weinstabl Karl Proisl | 5:47.3 | Bohuslav Karlík Jan Brzák-Felix | 5:52.3 | Václav Mottl Zdeněk Škrland | 5:54.4 | ||||||
C-2 10000 m | Bohuslav Karlík Jan Brzák-Felix | 52:38.7 | Rupert Weinstabl Karl Proisl | 53:06.5 | Christian Holzenberg Heinz Jürgens | 54:12.4 |
Event | align=center bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Time | align=center bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Time | align=center bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Time |
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K-1 1000 m | 5:03.2 | 5:05.9 | 5:06.4 | |||||||||
K-1 10000 m | 46:42.8 | 47:35.6 | 48:10.7 | |||||||||
K-1 10000 m folding | 51.48.8 | 51:49.7 | 51:59.3 | |||||||||
K-2 1000 m | Helmut Triebe Hans Eberle | 4:46.6 | Kurt Boo Hans Berglund | 4:45.5 | Poul Larsen Vagn Jørgensen | 4:46.7 | ||||||
K-2 10000 m | Gunnar Johansson Berndt Berndtsson | 43:29.9 | Helmut Triebe Hans Eberle | 44:06.6 | Adolf Kainz Karl Maurer | 44:21.1 | ||||||
K-2 10000 m folding | Carl-Gustav Hellstrandt Erik Helsvik | 47:11.5 | Sven Johansson Erik Bladström | 47:37.7 | Kurt Kreh Johann Fuchs | 48:10.7 | ||||||
K-4 1000 m | Ernst Kube Heini Brüggemann Ernst Strathmann Heine Strathmann | 4:08.2 | Hans Rein Josef Reidel Albert Schorn Karl Aulenbach | 4:08.8 | Roland Karlsson Göte Carlsson Gunnar Johansson Berndt Berndtsson | 4:10.5 |
Event | align=center bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Time | align=center bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Time | align=center bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Time |
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K-1 600 m | 3:26.0 | 3:30.3 | 3:32.2 | |||||||||
K-2 600 m | Marta Pavlisová Marie Zvolánková | 3:05.2 | Josefa Köster Elisabeth Kropp | 3:05.5 | Ruth Lange Bodil Thirstedt | 3:06.9 |