| Name | International Canoe Federation | 
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ICF | 
| Founded | 1946 | 
| Disciplines | Canoe Marathon, Canoe Slalom | 
| Sports | Canoeing | 
Known as Internationale Repräsentantenschaft Kanusport from 1924 to 1946.
| Tenure | Name | Country | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924—1925 | Franz Reinicke |  GER | 
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| 1925—1928 | Paul Wulff |  DEN | 
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| 1928—1932 | Franz Reinicke |  GER | 
|
| 1932—1945 | Max Eckert |  GER | 
|
| 1946—1949 | Jonas Asschier |  SWE | 
|
| 1950—1954 | Harald Jespersen |  DEN | 
|
| 1954—1960 | Karel Popel |  TCH | 
|
| 1960—1980 | Charles de Coquereaumont |  FRA | 
|
| 1980—1998 | Sergio Orsi |  ITA | 
|
| 1998—2008 | Ulrich Feldhoff |  GER | 
|
| 2008—2021 | José Perurena |  ESP | 
|
| 2021— | Thomas Konietzko |  GER |