==== Champions of the Year - Germany - 1997 ====
^  ^ C2-mixed ^ Women's Kayak ^ C1-men ^ C2-men ^ K1 men ^ 
^ Champions | [[en_sportler:spo_678g|GRÜN, Gerald]] - [[en_sportler:spo_4142f|FREYER, Yvonne]] / KV Zeitz | [[en_sportler:spo_160s|STRIEPECKE, Kordula]] / SV Concordia Erfurt | [[en_sportler:spo_209k|KAUFMANN, Sören]] / Kanu Schwaben Augsburg | [[en_sportler:spo_2063s|SIMON, Kay]] - [[en_sportler:spo_2062s|SIMON, Robby]] / KSV Strehla | [[en_sportler:spo_4l|LETTMANN, Jochen]] / WSC Lippstadt e.V. | 
^ Champions U18 |   | [[en_sportler:spo_5743p|PITSCH, Jasmin]] / SC Bayer 05 Uerdingen - Kanu-Abteilung | [[en_sportler:spo_7500p|PFANNMÖLLER, Stefan]] / BSV Halle |   | [[en_sportler:spo_1978s|SUCHANEK, Claus]] / Kanu Schwaben Augsburg | 
^ Champions U16 |   | [[en_sportler:spo_6337b|BONGARDT, Jennifer]] / KVS Schwerte | [[en_sportler:spo_4536h|HEIB, Achim]] / KVS Saarlouis | [[en_sportler:spo_4635b|BECKER, Marcus]] - [[en_sportler:spo_6249h|HENZE, Stefan]] / BSV Halle | [[en_sportler:spo_4591w|WINTER, Sebastian]] / SGE Spremberg | 
^ Champions U14 |   | [[en_sportler:spo_7308w|WEILAND, Anne]] / RKV Bad Kreuznach | [[en_sportler:spo_7292k|KRONSBEIN, Martin]] / KCF Magdeburg | [[en_sportler:spo_7734h|HOFFMANN, Lukas]] - [[en_sportler:spo_7753w|WELSINK, Tim]] / WSC Bayer Dormagen | [[en_sportler:spo_7438b|BAUES, Philip]] / WKG Witten |