The 14th World Kayaking and Canoeing Championships took place in 1978 in the Yugoslav capital of Belgrade (previously the city twice hosted the world championships in 1971 and 1975). Eighteen sets of awards were won, including 12 in kayaking and 6 in canoeing.
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Results
Men
Canoe
| Discipline | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-1,500 m | Lubomir Lyubenov ( BUL ) | Gyula Haidu ( HUN ) | Sergey Liminovich ( URS ) | |||
| C-1 1000 m | Matia Lubeck ( YUG ) | Tamas Wichmann ( HUN ) | Ivan Patsaykin ( ROU ) | |||
| C-1 10,000 m | Ivan Patsaykin ( ROU ) | Vasily Yurchenko ( URS ) | Matia Lubeck ( YUG ) | |||
| C-2 500 m | Hungary Laszlo Foltan Istvan Vashkuti | the USSR Sergey Petrenko Petras Grigonis | Romania George Simionov Tom Simionov | |||
| C-2 1000 m | Hungary Tamas Budai Oscar Frey | Romania George Simionov Tom Simionov | the USSR Sergey Postrekhin Yuri Lobanov | |||
| C-2 10,000 m | Hungary Tamas Budai Laszlo Vashkuti | Romania George Simionov Tom Simionov | the USSR Victor Vorobyov Alexander Bely |
Kayaks
| Discipline | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-1,500 m | Vasile Dyba ( ROU ) | Vladimir Parfenovich ( URS ) | Peter Hempel ( GDR ) | |||
| K-1 1000 m | Rüdiger Helm ( GDR ) | Milan Janic ( YUG ) | Vitaly Trukshin ( URS ) | |||
| K-1 10,000 m | Milan Janic ( YUG ) | Nikolay Stepanenko ( URS ) | Istvan Joosh ( HUN ) | |||
| K-2 500 m | GDR Bernd Olbricht Rudiger Helm | Romania Nikushor Yeshanu Yon Birledyanu | the USSR Sergey Chukhrai Vladimir Tainikov | |||
| K-2 1000 m | the USSR Sergey Chukhrai Vladimir Tainikov | Norway Einar Rasmussen Olaf Soyland | Hungary Zoltan Bako Istvan Szabo | |||
| K-2 10,000 m | Hungary Zoltan Bako Istvan Szabo | France Alain Leba Jean-Paul Anchier | Romania Nikushor Yeshanu Grigore Constantine | |||
| K-4 500 m | GDR Frank Peter Bischof Bernd Duvigno Roland Graupner Harald Marg | Spain Erminio Menendez Martin Vasquez Jose Ramon Lopez Luis Gregorio Ramos | Poland Richard Oborsky Danel Velna Grzegorz Coltan Henrik Budzic | |||
| K-4 1000 m | GDR Bernd Olbricht Bernd Duvigno Rudiger Helm Harald Marg | Romania Nikushor Yeshanu Yon Birledyanu Mihai Zafiu Alexandra Jura | Spain Erminio Menendez Jose Maria Esteban Jose Ramon Lopez Luis Gregorio Ramos | |||
| K-4 10,000 m | the USSR Alexander Shaparenko Sergey Nikolsky Vladimir Morozov Alexander Avdeev | Poland Andrzej Klimashevsky Krzysztof Lepyanka Zbigniew Tozhetsky Zdzislaw Shubsky | Romania Kupryan Makaryan Chobann Marjan Stefan Popa Nicolae Tsiku |
Women
Kayaks
| Discipline | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-1,500 m | Rosvita Eberl ( GDR ) | Olga Makarova ( URS ) | Maria Cosma ( ROU ) | |||
| K-2 500 m | GDR Marion Reziger Martina Fisher | the USSR Natalya Kalashnikova Nina Dorokh | Romania Agafia Orlov Nastasia Nikitov | |||
| K-4 500 m | GDR Marion Reziger Rosvita Eberl Karsta Genois Martina Fisher | Bulgaria Vanya Gesheva Wieliczka Minchev Natasha Yanakieva Iliana Nikolova | Romania Agafia Orlov Nastasia Nikitov Maria Nicolae Nastasia Buri |
Medal standings
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | the USSR | 2 | 6 | five | 13 |
| 2 | Romania | 2 | four | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | GDR | 7 | 0 | one | eight |
| four | Hungary | four | 2 | 2 | eight |
| five | Yugoslavia | 2 | one | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | one | one | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Poland | 0 | one | one | 2 |
| eight | Spain | 0 | one | one | 2 |
| 9 | France | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| ten | Norway | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |