The 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in East Berlin, East Germany. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation.
The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Three events were held for the women, all in kayak. This was the first championships which had one competitor or team per nation per event, a rule that continues as of 2008[update].
It was also the seventh championships in canoe sprint.
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| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
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| C-1 1000 m | Detlef Lewe (GER) | Tamás Wichmann (HUN) | Anatoly Martinov (URS) | |||
| C-1 10000 m | Antal Hajba (HUN) | Rudolf Pěnkava (TCH) | Mikhail Zamothin (URS) | |||
| C-2 1000 m | Romania Vicol Calabiciov Serghei Covaliov |
Sweden Bernd Lindelöf Erik Zeidlitz |
Hungary Árpád Soltész Csaba Szantó |
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| C-2 10000 m | Romania Petre Maxim Gheorghe Simionov |
Soviet Union Valeriy Drybas Andrey Chimish |
Hungary András Peter István Cserha |
| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 m | Lyudmila Pinayeva (URS) | Roswitha Esser (GER) | Anita Kobuss (GDR) | |||
| K-2 500 m | East Germany Anita Nüssner-Kobuss Helga Mühlberg-Ulze |
Soviet Union Mariya Zhubina Antonina Seredina |
Hungary Katalin Benkö Anna Pfeffer |
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| K-4 500 m | Soviet Union Mariya Zhubina Antonina Seredina Lyudmila Pinayeva Nadezhda Levchenko |
West Germany Sigrud Kummer Roswitha Esser Irene Rozema Renate Breuer |
East Germany Käthe Pohland Karin Haftenberger Anita Nüssner-Kobuss Helga Mühlberg-Ulze |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | West Germany | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Denmark | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
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