The 1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Tacen, Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) under the auspices of International Canoe Federation at the Tacen Whitewater Course. It was the 22nd edition. This was one of the last events held in Yugoslavia prior to the Yugoslav wars and subsequent breakup. Slovenia would declare its independence on 25 June, just two days after the event ended. It also marked the first time Germany competed as a nation following the reunification of East Germany and West Germany the previous year.
Medal summary
Men's
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 |  Martin Lang (GER) |
160.19 |  Adam Clawson (USA) |
164.26 |  Jacky Avril (FRA) |
166.27 |
| C1 team |  United StatesAdam Clawson Jon Lugbill Jed Prentice |
198.23 | France Jacky Avril Hervé Delamarre Emmanuel Brugvin |
203.57 |  United KingdomMark Delaney Bill Horsman Gareth Marriott |
219.34 |
| C2 | France Frank Adisson Wilfrid Forgues |
174.79 |  CzechoslovakiaJiří Rohan Miroslav Šimek |
175.30 | France Emmanuel del Rey Thierry Saidi |
177.17 |
| C2 team | France Frank Adisson & Wilfrid Forgues Thierry Saidi & Emmanuel del Rey Gilles Lelievre & Jérôme Daille |
211.15 | Czechoslovakia Jiří Rohan & Miroslav Šimek Petr Štercl & Pavel Štercl Viktor Beneš & Milan Kučera |
224.01 | Germany Michael Trummer & Manfred Berro Stephan Bittner & Volker Nerlich Frank Hemmer & Thomas Loose |
238.54 |
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Shaun Pearce (GBR) |
143.65 |  Marjan Štrukelj (YUG) |
146.40 | Martin Hemmer (GER) |
147.51 |
| K1 team | France Manuel Brissaud Gilles Clouzeau Jean-Michel Regnier |
175.36 | Germany Thomas Becker Michael Glöckle Michael Seibert |
181.23 | Czechoslovakia Luboš Hilgert Peter Nagy Pavel Přindiš |
183.21 |
Women's
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Elisabeth Micheler (GER) |
181.08 | Dana Chladek (USA) |
184.00 | Kordula Striepecke (GER) |
185.66 |
| K1 team | France Myriam Jerusalmi Anouk Loubie Marianne Agulhon |
215.56 | Czechoslovakia Zdenka Grossmannová Štěpánka Hilgertová Marcela Sadilová |
251.60 | United States Kirsten Brown-Fleshman Dana Chladek Kara Ruppel |
272.12 |
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
