US results in 1961—1999 World Championships

1970's Esopus Slalom
photo: Rudi Markl

N.B. World Championships were held every second year through this period.

World Championships 1961 Hainsberg/GDR - Rote Weisseritz

C2-Men

Swenson – Worrel 21 of 21 

K1-M

Ted Young 36 of 41 


World Championships 1963 Spittal/AUT – Lieser

 C2-Mixed

Bill Bickham - Barbara Wright 8 of 8

 C1-M

David Kurtz 17 of 22

Dave Guss 19

Tom Southworth 21

 C2-M

Leslie Bechdel - Hank Yeagley 21 of 21

 K1-M

Bill Prime 40 of 47

Ted Makris 45

Dan Makris 47 

C1-M Team

Tom Southworth /David Kurtz /Dave Guss 6 of 6


World Championships 1965 Spittal/AUT – Lieser

 C2-Mixed

Carol Lewis & Swede Turner DNF

K1-W

Barbara Wright 12 of 18

Jackie Paris 15

 C1-M

Tom Southworth 11 of 28

David Kurtz 13

Kay Harvest 19

Wickliffe Walker 20

 C2-M

Dick Shipley - Mark Fawcett 19 of 20

 K1-M

Joe Knight 29 of 47

Walter Harvest 34

Roger Paris 36

Charles Bridge 42

 K1-W Team

Jackie Paris /Barbara Wright 5 of 5

 C1-M Team

Tom Southworth / David Kurtz /Wickliffe Walker /Kay Harvest 5 of 7

K1-M Team

Walter Harvest /Roger Paris / Joe Knight 12 of 12


World Championships 1967 Lipno/TCH – Moldau 

C2-Mixed

Gay Fawcett (Gruss) - Mark Fawcett 11 of 11

 K1-W

Barbara Wright 9 of 17

Nancy Southworth 16

Terry Franz 17

C1-M

Wickliffe Walker 13 of 26

John Burton 16

Tom Southworth 18

John Sweet 19

 C2-M

Bill Heinzerling - Rowan Osborne 19 of 27

Edward Bliss - Richard Church 23

John Connet - James Raleigh 26

 K1-M

David Nutt 23 of 42

Eric Evans 25

Leslie Bechdel 32

 K1-W Team

Barbara Wright / Nancy Southworth /Terry Franz 4 of 4

 C1-M Team

Tom Southworth /Wickliffe Walker / John Burton 4 of 7

C2-M Team

Bill Heinzerling - Rowan Osborne /John Connet - James Raleigh /Edward Bliss - Richard Church 6 of 7

 K1-M Team

Leslie Bechdel / Sandy Campbell /Ted Young 9 of 11


World Championships 1969 Bourg St.Maurice/FRA – Isere 

C2-Mixed

Nancy Southworth - Tom Southworth 6 of 14

Gay Fawcett (Gruss) - Mark Fawcett 7

Paul Liebman - Louise Wright 9

 K1-W

Lucile Mc Kee 14 of 17

 C1-M

John Burton 14 of 24

David Kurtz 18

Donald Joffray 23

C2-M

Brad Hager - Norman Holcombe 15 of 26

Barry Brigley - Ross Durfey 20

John Evans - Bennett Parks 21

Edward Bliss - Richard Church 25

 K1-M

David Nutt 10 of 40

Eric Evans 20

Les Bechdel (23 or 28, not sure)

John Holland 37

 C2-Mixed – Team

Nancy Southworth - Tom Southworth /Gay Fawcett (Gruss) - Mark Fawcett /Paul Liebman - Louise Wright 3 of 4

 C1-M Team

Donald Joffray / David Kurtz / Walter Watschinger / John Burton 6 of 6

 K1-M Team

Leslie Bechdel /David Nutt / Eric Evans 5 of 10


World Championships 1971 Meran/ITA – Passer

C2-Mixed

Jirina Sedivec - Josef Sedivec 4 of 8

Nancy Southworth - Tom Southworth 6

Barbara Holcombe - Norman Holcombe 7

John Sweet - Ann Shuster 8

 K1-W

Louise Holcombe 7 of 31

Lynn Ashton 12

Cindy Wall (Goodwin) 15

Peggy Mitchell (Nutt) 18

Linda Hibbard 23

 C1-M

John Burton 16 of 39

Jamie McEwan 17

Wickliffe Walker 19

Angus Morrison 22

 C2-M

William Endicott - Brad Hager 19 of 36

Dave Benham - Robert Benham 23

Sid Feldman - Bill Heinzerling 29

 K1-M

Eric Evans 10 of 74

David Nutt 30

Sandy Campbell 38

Al Zob 46

 K1-W Team

Linda Hibbard /Peggy Mitchell (Nutt) /Lynn Ashton 6 of 7

 C1-M Team

Jamie McEwan /Angus Morrison /John Burton 6 of 11

 C2-M Team

Dave Benham - Robert Benham /Sid Feldman - Bill Heinzerling /William Endicott - Brad Hager 8 of 9

K1-M Team

David Nutt /Eric Evans / Al Zob 10 of 18


World Championships 1973 Muotathal/SUI – Muota

 C2-Mixed

Carol Knight - Dave Knight 1 of 7

Barbara Holcombe - Norman Holcombe 2

Steve Draper - Mikki Piras 7 

K1-W

Lynn Ashton 7 of 28

Louise Holcombe 14

Candice Clark 18

Linda Hibbard 24

 C1-M

Angus Morrison 7 of 34

Jamie McEwan 9

Randy Spencer 19

 C2-M

Al Harris - Robert Benham 8 of 30

John Evans - Russ Nichols 12

William Endicott - Brad Hager 17

 K1-M

Eric Evans 11 of 65

Steven Ruhle 39

John McCandless 45

William Nutt 47

 K1-W Team

Candice Clark / Louise Holcombe / Lynn Ashton 1 of 7

 C1-M Team

Randy Spencer / Jamie McEwan /Angus Morrison 5 of 8

 C2-M Team

Al Harris - Robert Benham / John Evans - Russ Nichols / William Endicott - Brad Hager 8 of 9

 K1-M Team

William Nutt / John McCandless / Eric Evans 7 of 17


World Championships 1975 Matka/YUG – Treska

 C2-Mixed

Marietta Gillman - Chuck Lyda 1 of 5

Rasa Dentremont - George Lhota 2

Steve Draper - Mikki Piras 3

 K1-W

Linda Harrison 12 of 26

Lynn Ashton 14

Elisabeth Watson 17

Jean Campbell 21

 C1-M

Steve Fulton 6 of 26

Angus Morrison 8

Ned Jose 19

Drew Hunter 26

 C2-M

Al Harris - Dave Knight 21 of 26

Jon Lugbill - Ron Lugbill 22

John Evans - Karl Toeppner 23

Jay Langley - Jed Langley 26

 K1-M

Eric Evans 14 of 63

John Holland 22

Dan Isbister 43

Chuck Stanley 46

 K1-W Team

Jean Campbell /Lynn Ashton /Linda Harrison 4 of 6

 C1-M Team

Ned Jose / Steve Fulton / Angus Morrison 5 of 5

 C2-M Team

Al Harris - Dave Knight / John Evans - Karl Toeppner /Jon Lugbill - Ron Lugbill 7 of 7

 K1-M Team

Eric Evans /John Holland /Dan Isbister 9 of 16


World Championships 1977 Spittal/AUT – Lieser

 C2-Mixed

Marietta Gillman - Chuck Lyda 1 of 9

Linda Aponte - John Kennedy 2

Alice Hallaran - John Hastil 5

Nono Ganz - Ulrich Ganz 6

 K1-W

Linda Harrison 3 of 37

Jean Campbell 6

Cathy Hearn 10

Cindy Wall (Goodwin) 13

 C1-M

Bob Robison 4 of 36

Ron Lugbill 6

Kent Ford 7

Jamie McEwan 15

 C2-M

Steve Garvis - Mike Garvis 4 of 25

Carl Gutschick - John Hefti 8

Leslie Bechdel - Tom Bolyn 12

Steve Draper - Don Morin 16

 K1-M

Eric Evans 13 of 71

Peter Wilson 18

John Holland 23

Chuck Stanley 24

 K1-W Team

Cathy Hearn /Jean Campbell / Linda Harrison 3 of 7

 C1-M Team

Kent Ford / Ron Lugbill / Bob Robison 4 of 8

 C2- M Team

Leslie Bechdel - Tom Bolyn /Steve Garvis - Mike Garvis / Carl Gutschick - Paul Flack 4 of 6

K1-M Team

Peter Wilson /Eric Evans /Chuck Stanley 6 of 19


World Championships 1979 (Jonquiere/ Canada)

K-1W

Cathy Hearn 1 of 29

Linda Harrison 3

Becky Judd 8

Jean Campbell 17

C-1M

Jon Lugbill 1 of 30

David Hearn 2

Bob Robison 3

Ron Lugbill 5

C-2M

Steve Garvis - Mike Garvis 12of 24

John Burton - Gordon Grant 13

Steve Holmes - Steve Fulton 15

Carl Gutschick - Paul Flack 16

K-1M

Chris McCormick 5 of 61

Eric Evans 16

Dan Isbister 27

Tom McGowan 46

K-1W Team

Cathy Hearn/ Linda Harrison/ Becky Judd 1 of 7

C-1M Team

Jon Lugbill / David Hearn / Bob Robison 1 of 8

C-2M Team

Steve Garvis - Mike Garvis / John Burton - Gordon Grant / Steve Holmes - Steve Fulton

5 of 6

K-1M Team

Chris McCormick / Eric Evans / Tom McGowan 4 of 15


World Championships 1981 Bala/GBR - Tryweryn River

C-2 Mixed

Fritz Haller - Elizabeth Turner (Hayman) 1 of 6

Barbara McKee - John Sweet 2

Karen Marte - Brett Sorensen 3

K1-W

Cathy Hearn 2 of 33

Yuri Kusuda 4

Linda Harrison 16

Sue Norman 18

C1-M

Jon Lugbill 1 of 33

David Hearn 2

Ron Lugbill 5

Kent Ford 6

C2-M

Steve Garvis - Mike Garvis 1 of 29

Paul Grabow - Jefry Huey 3

Carl Gutschick - Paul Flack 11

George Strickland - Richard Hill 19

K1-M

Dan Isbister 13 of 77

Hank Thorburn 23

Chris McCormick 56

Douglas Gordon 60

K1-W Team

Linda Harrison / Yuri Kusuda / Cathy Hearn 3 of 7

C1-M Team

David Hearn / Jon Lugbill / Ron Lugbill 1 of 7

C2-M Team

Carl Gutschick - Paul Flack/ Paul Grabow - Jefry Huey/Steve Garvis - Mike Garvis 3 of 7

K1-M Team

Chris McCormick / Dan Isbister / Hank Thorburn 8 of 21

 

World Championships 1983 Meran/ITA – Passer

 K1-W

Cathy Hearn 7 of 33

Yuri Kusuda 11

Wendy Stone 12

Dana Chladek 19

C1-M

Jon Lugbill 1 of 41

David Hearn 2

Kent Ford 7

Bob Robison 38

C2-M

Lecky Haller - Fritz Haller 1 of 25

Steve Garvis - Mike Garvis 3

John Harris - Charles Harris 11

Alan Blanchard - Dave Paton 17

K1-M

Bruce Swomley 15 of 75

Tom McGowan 33

Marty McCormick 35

Douglas Gordon 51

K1-M Team

Wendy Stone / Yuri Kusuda / Cathy Hearn 5 of 7

C1-M Team

David Hearn / Jon Lugbill / Kent Ford 1 of 10

C2-M Team

Lecky Haller - Fritz Haller/Steve Garvis - Mike Garvis/John Harris-Charles Harris 2 of 7

K1-M Team

Tom McGowan / Bruce Swomley / Marty McCormick 7 of 19



C1 team augsburg
Photo by Robert A. Obst & Colleen E. Hayes

1985 Augsburg/GER – Eiskanal

K1-W

Wendy Stone 7 of 33

Cathy Hearn 12

Yuri Kusuda 14

C1-M

David Hearn 1 of 43

Jon Lugbill 2

Kent Ford 6

Jamie McEwan 7

C2-M

Mike Garvis - Paul Grabow 11 of 22

John Harris - Charles Harris 13

Alan Blanchard - Dave Paton 14

Lecky Haller - Fritz Haller 15

K1-M

Chris Doughty 18 of 75

Douglas Gordon 44

Richard Weiss 54

Steve U'Ren 64

K1-M Team

Cathy Hearn / Yuri Kusuda / Wendy Stone 4 of 7

C1-M Team

David Hearn / Jon Lugbill / Kent Ford 1 of 11

C2-M Team

Lecky Haller-Fritz Haller/Mike Garvis - Paul Grabow /John Harris - Charles Harris 3 of 6

K1-M Team

Chris Doughty /Douglas Gordon /Richard Weiss 6 of 19

 

1987 Bourg St.Maurice /FRA - Isere

K1-W

Maylon T. Hanold 9 of 32

Cathy Hearn 10

Dana Chladek 11

Jennifer Stone 23

C1-M

Jon Lugbill 1 of 39

David Hearn 2

Bruce Lessels 3

Jed Prentice 4

C2-M

Lecky Haller - Jamie McEwan 2 of 25

John Harris - Charles Harris 15

Joe Jacobi - Scott Strausbaugh 17

Mike Larimer - Steve Thomas 25

K1-M

Richard Weiss 6 of 77

Chris Doughty 17

Brian Brown 27

Douglas Gordon 33

K1-W Team

Maylon T. Hanold / Cathy Hearn / Dana Chladek 3 of 6

C1-M Team

David Hearn / Jon Lugbill / Bruce Lessels 1 of 9

C2-M Team

Joe Jacobi - Scott Strausbaugh / Lecky Haller - Jamie McEwan / John Harris - Charles Harris 4 of 6

K1-M Team

Chris Doughty / Brian Brown / Richard Weiss 6 of 19

 

1989 Savage River/USA - Savage River

K1-W

Dana Chladek 2 of 41

Cathy Hearn 3

Jennifer Stone 11

Maylon T. Hanold 21

C1-M

Jon Lugbill 1 of 38

David Hearn 2

Jed Prentice 4

Bob Robison 7

C2-M

Lecky Haller - Jamie McEwan 4 of 23

Joe Jacobi - Scott Strausbaugh 5

John Harris - Charles Harris 15

Mark Ciborowski - Dave Paton 19

K1-M

Richard Weiss 5 of 78

Brian Brown 11

Eric Jackson 16

Marty McCormick 24

K1-W Team

Dana Chladek / Cathy Hearn / Jennifer Stone 2 of 9

C1-M Team

David Hearn / Jon Lugbill / Jed Prentice 1 of 9

C2-M Team

Joe Jacobi - Scott Strausbaugh / Lecky Haller - Jamie McEwan / John Harris - Charles Harris 4 of 5

K1-M Team

Brian Brown / Eric Jackson / Richard Weiss 11 of 21

 

1991 Tacen /YUG –

K1-W

Dana Chladek 2 of 48

Kirsten Brown-Fleshman 12

Kara Weld 14            

Cathy Hearn 18

C1-M

Adam Clawson 2 of 49

Jon Lugbill 4

Jed Prentice 8

David Hearn 17

C2-M

Joe Jacobi - Scott Strausbaugh 6 of 31

Marty McCormick - Elliot Weintrob 12

Lecky Haller - Jamie McEwan 13

Bill Hearn - Mark Ciborowski 21

K1-M

Eric Jackson 14 of 82

Scott Shipley 15

Richard Weiss 31

Brian Brown 34

K1-W Team

Kirsten Brown-Fleshman / Kara Weld (Ruppel) / Dana Chladek 3 of 10

C1-M Team

Jon Lugbill /Jed Prentice / Adam Clawson 1 of 13

C2-M Team

Joe Jacobi - Scott Strausbaugh /Marty McCormick - Elliot Weintrob / Lecky Haller - Jamie McEwan 4 of 8

K1-M Team

Eric Jackson /Scott Shipley / Richard Weiss 7 of 19

 

1993 Mezzana/ITA – Noce

K1-M

Dana Chladek 11 of 51

Cathy Hearn 13

Jana Freeburn 16

C1-M

Jed Prentice 4 of 65

David Hearn 7

Joe Jacobi  35

C2-M

Lecky Haller - Fritz Haller 14 of 34

Horace Holden - Wayne Dickert 20

Marty McCormick - Elliot Weintrob 21

K1-M

Richard Weiss 2 of 93

Scott Shipley 20

Eric Giddens 27

Brian Homberg 43

K1-W Team

Jana Freeburn (Babkova) / Dana Chladek /Cathy Hearn 2 of 10

C1-M Team

David Hearn / Jed Prentice / Joe Jacobi 7 of 15

C2-M Team

Marty McCormick - Elliot Weintrob / Horace Holden - Wayne Dickert / Lecky Haller - Fritz Haller 6 of 7

K1-M Team

Richard Weiss / Eric Giddens / Scott Shipley 11 of 21

 

1995 Nottingham/GBR - Nat. Watersports Center

K1-W

Cathy Hearn 6 of 50

Kara Weld 31

Renata Buddeusova-Altman (Buddeusova) 34

C1-M

David Hearn 1 of 68

Jon Lugbill 10

Joe Jacobi 36

Adam Clawson 42

C2-M

Matt Taylor - Steve Isenburg 11 of 31

Lecky Haller - Fritz Haller 19

Steve Holmes - Horace Holden 20

Barry Kennon - David Hepp 28

K1-M

Scott Shipley 2 of 103

Richard Weiss 20

Eric Giddens 22

Eric Jackson 60

K1-W Team

Jana Freeburn (Babkova) / Cathy Hearn /Kara Weld (Ruppel) 4 of 9

C1-M Team

Joe Jacobi / David Hearn / Jon Lugbill 4 of 16

C2-M Team

Lecky Haller - Fritz Haller / Steve Holmes - Horace Holden / Matt Taylor - Steve Isenburg 6 of 6

K1-M Team

Scott Shipley /Richard Weiss / Eric Giddens 4 of 23

 

1997 Tres Coroas/BRA - Rio Paranhana

K1-W

Cathy Hearn 3 of 36

Rebecca Giddens (Bennett)  16

Kara Weld (Ruppel) 25

Renata Buddeusova-Altman (Buddeusova) 32

C1-M

David Hearn 5 of 50

Joe Jacobi 17

Adam Boyd 36

Kevin Michelson 40

C2-M

Lecky Haller - Matt Taylor 18 of 27

Luke Moore - Fred Coriell 22

Kenneth Long - Chad Long 24

Aaron Sarver - Bryant Grigsby 26

K1-M

Scott Shipley 2 of 73

Eric Giddens 16

Jason Beakes 32

Eric Jackson 40

K1-W Team           

Cathy Hearn / Rebecca Giddens (Bennett) / Kara Weld (Ruppel) 6 of 7

C1-M Team

David Hearn / Joe Jacobi / Adam Boyd 8 of 11

C2-M Team

Luke Moore- Fred Coriell /Kenneth Long - Chad Long /Lecky Haller - Matt Taylor 6 of 6

K1-M Team

Jason Beakes / Scott Shipley / Eric Giddens 8 of 15

 

1999 La Seu d'Urgell /ESP - Parc del Segre

K1-W

Rebecca Giddens (Bennett) 5 of 60

Sarah Leith 16

Mary-Marshall Seaver 31

Cathy Hearn 36

C1-M

David Hearn 25 of 61

Joe Jacobi 28

Steve Conklin 40

Kevin Michelson 58

C2-M

Lecky Haller - Matt Taylor 19 of 33

Kenneth Long - Chad Long 23

John Grumbine - Chris Ennis 25

David Hepp - Scott Mc Cleskey 31

K1-M

Scott Shipley 2 of 113

Scott Parsons 19

Eric Giddens 35

Jason Beakes 91

K1-W Team

Mary-Marshall Seaver / Rebecca Giddens (Bennett) / Sarah Leith 2 of 11

C1-M Team

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