==== Champions of the Year - International - 1959 ====
^  ^ C2-mixed ^ C2-men ^ Women's Kayak ^ C1-men ^ K1 men ^ 
^ World Champions | [[en_sportler:spo_2659b|BEHREND, Rita]] - [[en_sportler:spo_3472m|MERKEL, Manfred]]/ GDR {{icons:gdr.png}} | [[en_sportler:spo_3277k|KLEINERT, Horst]] - [[en_sportler:spo_2989f|FRIEDRICH, Dieter]]/ GDR {{icons:gdr.png}} | [[en_sportler:spo_3994u|URBANIAK, Hilde]]/ FRG {{icons:frg.png}} | [[en_sportler:spo_3223j|JIRASEK, Vladimir]]/ TCH {{icons:tch.png}} | [[en_sportler:spo_2936f|FARRANT, Paul]]/ GBR {{icons:gbr.png}} |