The 1997 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Três Coroas, Brazil under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 25th edition. It was the first time the championships were held in South America.
Medal summary
editMen's
editCanoe
edit| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 |  Michal Martikán (SVK) |
267.61 |  Lukáš Pollert (CZE) |
270.99 |  Gareth Marriott (GBR) |
271.36 |
| C1 team | Slovakia Michal Martikán Juraj Minčík Juraj Ontko |
151.63 |  FrancePatrice Estanguet Tony Estanguet Yves Narduzzi |
152.42 |  SloveniaSimon Hočevar Gregor Terdič Sebastjan Linke |
154.01 |
| C2 | France Frank Adisson Wilfrid Forgues |
289.43 |  GermanyMichael Senft André Ehrenberg |
290.47 | Czech Republic Jiří Rohan Miroslav Šimek |
290.64 |
| C2 team | France Frank Adisson & Wilfrid Forgues Emmanuel del Rey & Thierry Saidi Éric Biau & Bertrand Daille |
163.27 | Czech Republic Jiří Rohan & Miroslav Šimek Petr Štercl & Pavel Štercl Marek Jiras & Tomáš Máder |
164.32 | Germany Michael Trummer & Manfred Berro André Ehrenberg & Michael Senft Kay Simon & Robby Simon |
166.04 |
Kayak
edit| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Thomas Becker (GER) |
254.60 |  Scott Shipley (USA) |
255.23 | Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) |
255.64 |
| K1 team | United Kingdom Paul Ratcliffe Ian Raspin Shaun Pearce |
141.35 | France Vincent Fondeviole Jean-Michel Regnier Ludovic Boulesteix |
142.47 | Germany Thomas Becker Jochen Lettmann Holger Häffner |
143.97 |
Women's
editKayak
edit| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Brigitte Guibal (FRA) |
288.07 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) |
289.79 | Cathy Hearn (USA) |
290.38 |
| K1 team | Germany Evi Huss Kordula Striepecke Mandy Planert |
163.79 | France Anouk Loubie Anne Boixel Brigitte Guibal |
164.45 | United Kingdom Rachel Crosbee Lynn Simpson Heather Corrie |
166.97 |
Medals table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |