International Canoe Federation

International Canoe Federation

Abbreviation	ICF
Formation	1946
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Lausanne, Switzerland
Region served	Worldwide
President	José Perurena
Main organ	Congress
Affiliations	International Olympic Committee
Website	www.canoeicf.com/icf/

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide. 157 countries are affiliated with the ICF after seven national federations were added at the 2008 ICF Congress in Rome.^[1]

Disciplines

Logo of the International Canoe Federation prior to early 2009.

Canoe sprint, formerly flatwater racing (World Championships since 1938)
Canoe slalom, formerly slalom racing (World championships since 1949)
Wildwater canoeing
Canoe marathon, (World championships since 1988)
Canoe polo (World Championships since 1994)
Dragon boat
Canoe freestyle
Canoe sailing
Canoe ocean racing
Paracanoe^[2]
Va'a^[3]
Waveski

Executive board

José Perurena, President
István Vaskúti, 1st Vice President
Joao Manuel Da Costa Alegre, 2nd Vice President
Joao Tomasini 3rd Vice President
Luciano Buonfiglio, Treasurer

Membership

Continental associations

There are five continental associations affiliated with the ICF. These associations are responsible for organizing continental championships, providing support for their member federations and communicating their interests at the ICF Board meetings.^[4]

External links

ICF November 30, 2008 article on the 2008 ICF Congress in Rome - accessed 30 November 2008.
Official website

References

↑ "LONDON 2012 ICF FACT SHEET" (PDF). http://www.canoeicf.com/. Retrieved 31 October 2014. External link in |website= (help)
↑ International Canoe Federation - Paracanoe
↑ International Canoe Federation - Va'a
↑ Continental Associations

National members of the International Canoe Federation

Disciplines Marathon Slalom Sprint Paracanoe Whitewater Racing Canoe Polo Canoe Sailing Freestyle kayaking Surfski Dragon Boat

African Canoe Confederation	ALG ANG BDI BUR CIV CMR COD EGY ERI ETH GBS GEQ GHA KEN LBR MAR MAW MOZ NAM NGR RSA SEN SEY SOM STP SUD TOG TUN UGA ZAM

Asian Canoe Confederation	AFG BHU BRU CAM CHN HKG INA IND IRI IRQ JPN KAZ KGZ KOR KUW LAO LIB MAC MAS MGL MYA NEP PAK PLE PHI PRK QAT SIN SRI THA TJK TKM TLS TPE UAE UZB VIE

European Canoe Association	ALB AND ARM AUT BEL BIH BLR BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FIN FRA GBR GEO GER GRE HUN IRL ISR ITA LAT LTU LUX MAL MKD MLD NED MNE NOR POL POR ROU RUS SER SLO SUI SVK SWE TUR UKR

Oceania Canoe Association	ASA AUS COK TAH GUM KIR NZL PLW PNG SAM TGA VAN

Pan American Canoe Federation	AHO ANT ARG ARU BOL BRA CAN CHI COL CRC CUB DOM ECU ESA GUA GUY HON IVB MEX NCA PAN PAR PER PUR SUR TTO URU USA VEN VIN

Others	-

Events Slalom Worlds Canoe Sprint Worlds Olympics

Canoeing and kayaking

Main competitive disciplines	Canoe sprint Whitewater slalom Canoe marathon Canoe polo Wildwater canoeing Canoe sailing Playboating

Olympics	Summer Olympics Male medalists Female medalists Venues

Other disciplines	Creeking Dragon boating Extreme racing Freeboating Surf skiing Surf kayaking Snow boating Squirt boating

International Canoe Federation (ICF) Championships	Sprint (Men's Canadian medalists Women's Canadian medalists Men's kayak medalists Women's kayak medalists Paracanoe medalists) Slalom (Men's Canadian medalists Women's Canadian medalists Men's kayak medalists Women's kayak medalists Mixed canadian medalists) Marathon

Recreation	Small-craft sailing Whitewater canoeing / kayaking Sea kayaking Canoe camping Kayak fishing Kayak diving Dongola racing Canoe orienteering Canoe livery Playboating

Modern boats	Canoe Kayak Concrete canoe Flyak Folding kayak International Canoe Malia Recreational kayak Sprint canoe

Traditional boats	Aleutian kayak Cayuco Chundan Vallam Dugout Fur brigade Outrigger canoe Pacific Northwest Rabaska Sturgeon-nosed canoe Taimen Umiak Waka War canoe

Techniques	Eskimo Rescue Kayak roll Portage Paddling

Equipment	Artificial whitewater Albano buoy system Outrigger Paddle Paddle float Paddle leash Royalex Sea sock Spray deck Tuilik

Kayakers	Doug Ammons Jimmy Blakeney Tyler Bradt Paul Caffyn Tad Dennis Chris Duff Nigel Foster Maria Francis Douglas C. Gordon Štěpánka Hilgertová Freya Hoffmeister Eric Jackson Ramo Kolenović Brad Ludden Andrew McAuley Mark Pollock Oskar Speck Rush Sturges Clay Wright Alexander Yermilov

Venues	Canoeing and kayaking venues

Competitions	List of world records in canoeing Adirondack Canoe Classic Au Sable River Canoe Marathon Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon Dusi Canoe Marathon Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Murray Marathon National Student Rodeo Thameside Series Waterside Series Riverland Paddling Marathon

Festivals	Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Duanwu Festival Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York Houston Dragon Boat Festival Lethbridge Dragon Boat Festival Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival

Governing bodies	European Canoe Association American Canoe Association Australian Canoeing British Canoe Union British Dragon Boat Racing Association Canadian Canoe Association Canoe Wales Croatian Canoe Federation Scottish Canoe Association Portuguese Canoe Federation USA Canoe/Kayak

Other organisations	Association of International Paddle Sport Federations Canadian Canoe Museum International Dragon Boat Federation Sir Alexander Mackenzie Canada Sea-to-Sea Bicentennial Expeditions UK Rivers Access Campaign

Media	La Chasse-galerie Paddle-to-the-Sea (film) The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes Waterwalker

International sports federations

ASOIF (28) Summer Olympics Federations	FINA (aquatic sports) WA (archery) IAAF (athletics) BWF (badminton) FIBA (basketball) AIBA (boxing) ICF (canoeing) UCI (cycling) FEI (equestrianism) FIE (fencing) FIH (field hockey) FIFA (football/soccer) IGF (golf) FIG (gymnastics) IHF (handball) IJF (judo) UIPM (modern pentathlon) FISA (rowing) WR (rugby union) ISAF (sailing) ISSF (shooting) ITTF (table tennis) WTF (taekwondo) ITF (tennis) ITU (triathlon) FIVB (volleyball) IWF (weightlifting) UWW (wrestling)

AIOWF (7) Winter Olympics Federations	IBU (biathlon) IBSF (bobsleigh and skeleton) WCF (curling) IIHF (ice hockey) FIL (luge) ISU (skating sports) FIS (skiing sports)

ARISF (35) Others recognised by IOC	FAI (air sports) IFAF (American football) FIA (auto racing) FIB (bandy) WBSC (baseball and softball) FIPV (basque pelota) WCBS (billiard sports) CMSB (boules) WB (bowling) WBF (bridge) FIDE (chess) ICC (cricket) WDSF (dance sport) IFF (floorball) WFDF (flying disc) WKF (karate) IKF (korfball) ILSF (life saving) FIM (motorcycle sport) UIAA (mountaineering) INF (netball) IOF (orienteering) FIP (polo) UIM (powerboating) IRF (racquetball) FIRS (roller sports) ISMF (ski mountaineering) IFSC (sports climbing) WSF (squash) IFS (sumo) ISA (surfing) TWIF (tug-of-war) CMAS (underwater sports) IWWF (waterski and wakeboard) IWUF (wushu)

Others in SportAccord (23)	IAF (aikido) IFBB (body building) ICSF (casting) ICU (cheer) WDF (darts) IDBF (dragon boat) FMJD (draughts) IFA (fistball) IGF (go) IFI (ice stock sport) JJIF (ju-jitsu) FIK (kendo) WAKO (kickboxing) FIL (lacrosse) WMF (minigolf) IFMA (muay Thai) IPF (powerlifting) FIAS (sambo) FISav (savate) ISTAF (sepaktakraw) ISFF (sleddog) ISTF (soft tennis) CIPS (sport fishing)

Others (16)	WAF (arm wrestling) ARI (Australian rules football) IBA (bodyboarding) PBA (bowls) IFBA (broomball) WCF (croquet) IKF (Kabaddi) IMMAF (mixed martial arts) IFP (Poker) IPSC (Practical shooting) IQA (quidditch) IFMAR (radio-controlled racing) IRF (Rogaining) RLIF (rugby league) WSSA (sport stacking) ITPF (Tent pegging) FIT (touch football)

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