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The 2012 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships was the twentieth edition of the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships, that took place between 21–23 September 2012 in Rome, Italy. 40 countries participated in the competition.

Venue
The Marathon World Championships event took place on the River Tiber, in Rome.

Coverage
The media coverage was done by Rai (Italian Television) and global sports channel Eurosport. Live streaming on the official website of the event was also available.

Explanation of events
Canoe marathon competitions are broken up into Canadian canoe (C), an open canoe with a single-blade paddle, or in kayaks (K), a closed canoe with a double-bladed paddle. Each canoe or kayak can hold one person (1) or two people (2). When a competition is listed as a C2 event as an example, it means two people are in a canoe competing.

Participating nations
Argentina (4) Australia (2) Belgium (2) Czech Republic (2) Hungary (4) Italy (2) South Africa (4) Spain (4) Sweden (2) United Kingdom(4)