title: 1981 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships
text: # 1981 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships
  
  The 1981 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships was the 12th edition of the global wildwater canoeing competition, Wildwater Canoeing World Championships, organised by the International Canoe Federation.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### K1
  
  **Men**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Claude Bénézit | France |
  | | Marco Previde-Massara | Italy |
  | | Bernard Morin | France |
  | 4th | Hibble Jeremy | United Kingdom |
  | 5th | Hollerieth Konrad | West Germany |
  
  **Men team**
  
  | Athlete | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Claude Bénézit Bernard Morin Christian Frossard | France |
  | Jeremy Hibble David Taylor Jerome Truran | United Kingdom |
  | Degenhard Pfeiffer Konrad Hollerieth Michael Graessl | West Germany |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Dominique Gardette | France |
  | | Gisela Grothaus | West Germany |
  | | Anne Plant | East Germany |
  | 4th | Elisabeth Blencowe | Australia |
  | 5th | Dagmar Stupp | West Germany |
  
  **Women team**
  
  | Athlete | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Dagmar Stupp Gisela Grothaus Karin Wahl | West Germany |
  | Sabine Weiss Claire Costa Kathrin Weiss | Switzerland |
  | Cathy Hearn Leslie Klein Carol Fisher | United States |
  
  ### C1
  
  **Men**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Gilles Zok | France |
  | | Jean-Luc Verger | France |
  | | John Butler | United States |
  | 4th | Reiner Pioch | West Germany |
  | 5th | René Paul | Switzerland |
  
  **Men team**
  
  | Athlete | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Jean-Luc Ponchon Gilles Zok Jean-Luc Verger | France |
  | Chuck Lyda Jim Underwood John Butler | United States |
  | Klaus Ernst Willi Fiedler Rainer Pioch | West Germany |
  
  ### C2
  
  **Men**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Daniel Jacquet Jean-Jacques Hayne | France |
  | | Michel Doux Patrick Bunichon | France |
  | | Jean-Luc Rigaut Gilles Bernard | France |
  | 4th | Peter Probst Roland Wyss | Switzerland |
  | 5th | Jean-Claude Delage François Picard | France |
  
  **Men team**
  
  | Athlete | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Jacquet / Hayne Doux / Bunichon Rigaut / Bernard | France |
  | Proquitte / Gonschior Schumacher / Runo Bansleben / Berngruber | West Germany |
  | Probst / Wyss Zimmermann / Fürst Von Büren / Schläppi | Switzerland |
  
  **Mixed**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Elizabeth Johns Michael Hpsher | United States |
  | | Claudine Peiro Germinal Peiro | France |
  | | Petra Berghausen Eduard Berghausen | West Germany |
  | 4th | Claude Jenden Rodney Jenden | Luxembourg |
  | 5th | Eva Stupp Wolfgang Schumacher | West Germany |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Country | | | | Tot. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
  | 2 | West Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
  | 3 | United States | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
  | 4 | United Kingdom | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | - | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 6 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Total | Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
  