World Championships - 1997
Tres Coroas/BRA - Rio Paranhana
24-SEP-1997 - 28-SEP-1997
C1-men - individual
C2-men - individual
| 1 | Wilfrid FORGUES - Frank ADISSON | FRA  | |
| 2 | Andre EHRENBERG - Michael SENFT | GER  | |
| 3 | Miroslav SIMEK - Jiri ROHAN | CZE  | |
| 4 | Michal STANISZEWSKI - Kryzysztof KOLOMANSKI | POL  | |
| 5 | Marek JIRAS - Tomas MADER | CZE | |
| 6 | Marian OLEJNIK - Milan KUBAN | SVK  | |
| 7 | Ueli MATTI - Peter MATTI | SUI  | |
| 8 | Pavel STERCL - Petr STERCL | CZE | |
| 9 | Roman VAJS - Roman STRBA | SVK | |
| 10 | Bertrand DAILLE - Eric BIAU | FRA | |
| 11 | Benoit GAUTHIER - Francois LETOURNEAU | CAN  | |
| 12 | Nil GEORGEL - Jerome DAILLE | FRA | |
| 13 | Andrzej WOJS - Slawomir MORDARSKI | POL | |
| 14 | Thierry SAIDI - Emmanuel DEL REY | FRA | |
| 15 | Jaroslav POLLERT - Jaroslav POSPISIL | CZE | |
| 16 | Stuart BOWMAN - Nick SMITH | GBR  | |
| 17 | Lubos SOSKA - Peter SOSKA | SVK | |
| 18 | Matt TAYLOR - Lecky HALLER | USA  | |
| 19 | Michael TRUMMER - Manfred BERRO | GER | |
| 20 | Kay SIMON - Robby SIMON | GER | |
| 21 | Steven GREEN - Philip GREEN | GBR | |
| 22 | Fred CORIELL - Luke MOORE | USA | |
| 23 | Peter HOCHSCHORNER - Pavol HOCHSCHORNER | SVK | |
| 24 | Chad LONG - Kenneth LONG | USA | |
| 25 | Matthen DODSON - Ian BANFIELD | GBR | |
| 26 | Bryant GRIGSBY - Aaron SARVER | USA | |
| 27 | Chris MOORE - Nathan MOORE | AUS  |
K1 men - individual
K1 women - individual
| 1 | Brigitte GUIBAL | FRA | |
| 2 | Stepanka HILGERTOVA | CZE | |
| 3 | Cathy HEARN | USA | |
| 4 | Irena PAVELKOVA | CZE | |
| 5 | Evi HUSS | GER | |
| 6 | Marcela SADILOVA | CZE | |
| 7 | Elena KALISKA | SVK | |
| 8 | Anouk LOUBIE | FRA | |
| 9 | Anne BOIXEL | FRA | |
| 10 | Kordula STRIEPECKE | GER | |
| 11 | Gabriela ZAMISKOVA | SVK | |
| 12 | Lynn SIMPSON | GBR | |
| 13 | Rachel CROSBEE | GBR | |
| 14 | Mandy BENZIEN | GER | |
| 15 | Sandra FRIEDLI | SUI | |
| 16 | Rebecca GIDDENS | USA | |
| 17 | Maria EIZMENDI | ESP  | |
| 18 | Cristina GIAI PRON | ITA  | |
| 19 | Margaret LANGFORD | CAN | |
| 20 | Heather CORRIE | GBR | |
| 21 | Vanda SEMERADOVA | CZE | |
| 22 | Barbara NADALIN | ITA | |
| 23 | Phillis AHLFAENGER | GER | |
| 24 | Gabriela STACHEROVA | SVK | |
| 25 | Kara WELD | USA | |
| 26 | Anne-Lise BARDET | FRA | |
| 27 | Kathryn PIGDON | GBR | |
| 28 | Violetta OBLINGER-PETERS | AUT  | |
| 29 | Kristyna MRAZOVA | SVK | |
| 30 | Florence FERREIRA FERNANDES | POR  | |
| 31 | Sarah DONNELLY | CAN | |
| 32 | Renata BUDDEUSOVA-ALTMAN | USA | |
| 33 | Noriyo KAWAGUCHI | JPN  | |
| 34 | Sheryl BOYLE | CAN | |
| 35 | Miki SHIBATA | JPN | |
| 36 | Valeria NASCIMENTO | BRA  |
C1-men - team
| 1 | Michal MARTIKAN | SVK | |
| Juraj MINCIK | SVK |
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| Juraj ONTKO | SVK |
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| 2 | Patrice ESTANGUET | FRA | |
| Tony ESTANGUET | FRA |
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| Yves NARDUZZI | FRA |
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| 3 | Simon HOCEVAR | SLO  | |
| Gregor TERDIC | SLO |
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| Sebastjan LINKE | SLO |
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| 4 | David JANCAR | CZE | |
| Lukas POLLERT | CZE |
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| Jan MASEK | CZE |
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| 5 | Gareth MARRIOTT | GBR | |
| Mark DELANEY | GBR |
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| Craig BROWN | GBR |
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| 6 | Sören KAUFMANN | GER | |
| Martin LANG | GER |
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| Steffen CONRADT | GER |
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| 7 | Krzysztof BIERYT | POL | |
| Mariusz WIECZOREK | POL |
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| Ryszard MORDARSKI | POL |
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| 8 | David HEARN | USA | |
| Joe JACOBI | USA |
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| Adam BOYD | USA |
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| 9 | James CARTWRIGHT-GARLAND | CAN | |
| Larry NORMAN | CAN |
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| Vince OSBORNE | CAN |
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| 10 | Cassio Ramon PETRY | BRA | |
| Leonardo SELBACH | BRA |
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| Emilio SPOHR | BRA |
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| 11 | Danko HERCEG | CRO  | |
| Emir MUJCINOVIC | CRO |
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| Tomislav ZOBEC | CRO |
C2-men - team
| 1 | Wilfrid FORGUES - Frank ADISSON | FRA | |
| Thierry SAIDI - Emmanuel DEL REY | FRA |
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| Bertrand DAILLE - Eric BIAU | FRA |
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| 2 | Miroslav SIMEK - Jiri ROHAN | CZE | |
| Pavel STERCL - Petr STERCL | CZE |
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| Marek JIRAS - Tomas MADER | CZE |
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| 3 | Kay SIMON - Robby SIMON | GER | |
| Michael TRUMMER - Manfred BERRO | GER |
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| Andre EHRENBERG - Michael SENFT | GER |
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| 4 | Roman VAJS - Roman STRBA | SVK | |
| Marian OLEJNIK - Milan KUBAN | SVK |
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| Lubos SOSKA - Peter SOSKA | SVK |
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| 5 | Matthen DODSON - Ian BANFIELD | GBR | |
| Steven GREEN - Philip GREEN | GBR |
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| Stuart BOWMAN - Nick SMITH | GBR |
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| 6 | Fred CORIELL - Luke MOORE | USA | |
| Chad LONG - Kenneth LONG | USA |
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| Matt TAYLOR - Lecky HALLER | USA |
K1 men - team
| 1 | Paul RATCLIFFE | GBR | |
| Shaun PEARCE | GBR |
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| Ian RASPIN | GBR |
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| 2 | Ludovic BOULESTEIX | FRA | |
| Vincent FONDEVIOLE | FRA |
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| Jean-Michel REGNIER | FRA |
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| 3 | Thomas BECKER | GER | |
| Jochen LETTMANN | GER |
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| Holger HÄFFNER | GER |
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| 4 | Fedja MARUSIC | SLO | |
| Andraz VEHOVAR | SLO |
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| Jernej ABRAMIC | SLO |
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| 5 | Günter MARTINSICH | AUT | |
| Manuel KÖHLER | AUT |
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| Helmut OBLINGER | AUT |
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| 6 | Peter NAGY | SVK | |
| Miroslav STANOVSKY | SVK |
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| Peter CIBAK | SVK |
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| 7 | Tomas ABRAHAM | CZE | |
| Lubos HILGERT | CZE |
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| Jiří PRSKAVEC (SR.) | CZE |
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| 8 | Scott SHIPLEY | USA | |
| Eric GIDDENS | USA |
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| Jason BEAKES | USA |
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| 9 | Mathias RÖTHENMUND | SUI | |
| Stefan GÖTZ | SUI |
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| Heinz RÖTHENMUND | SUI |
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| 10 | Sam OUD | NED  | |
| Maarten HOLDRINET | NED |
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| Floris BRAAT | NED |
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| 11 | David FORD | CAN | |
| Tim STUMPEL | CAN |
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| Keith KLAPSTEIN | CAN |
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| 12 | Enio Roberto WINCKLER | BRA | |
| Gustavo SELBACH | BRA |
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| Christian A. KRUMMENAUER | BRA |
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| 13 | John SNOOK | NZL  | |
| Andrew FULLER | NZL |
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| Dai EDWARDS | NZL |
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| 14 | Alex Ian OLGUIN HENRIQUEZ | CHI  | |
| Sergio VIDAL | CHI |
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| Cristian RAMIREZ | CHI |
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| 15 | Enrico LAZZAROTTO | ITA | |
| Paolo DALLA LIBERA | ITA |
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| Pierpaolo FERRAZZI | ITA |
K1 women - team
| 1 | Evi HUSS | GER | |
| Kordula STRIEPECKE | GER |
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| Mandy BENZIEN | GER |
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| 2 | Anouk LOUBIE | FRA | |
| Anne BOIXEL | FRA |
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| Brigitte GUIBAL | FRA |
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| 3 | Rachel CROSBEE | GBR | |
| Lynn SIMPSON | GBR |
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| Heather CORRIE | GBR |
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| 4 | Marcela SADILOVA | CZE | |
| Stepanka HILGERTOVA | CZE |
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| Irena PAVELKOVA | CZE |
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| 5 | Elena KALISKA | SVK | |
| Gabriela ZAMISKOVA | SVK |
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| Gabriela STACHEROVA | SVK |
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| 6 | Cathy HEARN | USA | |
| Rebecca GIDDENS | USA |
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| Kara WELD | USA |
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| 7 | Margaret LANGFORD | CAN | |
| Sarah DONNELLY | CAN |
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| Sheryl BOYLE | CAN |