Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Canoeing at the Games of the Olympiad
Canoeing pictograms
Venue	Stade d'eau vive Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne
Dates	27 July – 5 August 2024 (slalom) 6–10 August 2024 (sprint)
No. of events	16 (8 men, 8 women)
Competitors	199 from 58 nations
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Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris was a thrilling competition. Athletes raced in special boats called canoes and kayaks. The events took place at the National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne.

The competition had two main types of racing: canoe slalom and canoe sprint. Canoe slalom happened from July 27 to August 5. Canoe sprint races were held from August 6 to August 10.

There were 16 different events in total. This included 8 events for men and 8 for women. Some changes were made to the program this year. For example, some longer races were shortened. Also, a new event called kayak cross was added. This new event helps make the Olympics more equal for both men and women.

How Athletes Qualify
Countries Competing
When and Where to Watch
Who Won Medals?
See Also

How Athletes Qualify

To compete in the Olympics, canoeists and kayakers must qualify. The International Olympic Committee and the International Canoe Federation set the rules. Athletes earn their spots through various international competitions. This ensures only the best compete at the Games.

Countries Competing

About 300 athletes from 58 different countries took part in the canoeing events. Each country sent their top canoeists and kayakers.

Algeria (1)
Andorra (1)
Angola (2)
Argentina (2)
Australia (15)
Austria (2)
Belgium (3)
Brazil (8)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (15)
Chile (2)
China (17)
Colombia (1)
Comoros (1)
Croatia (2)
Cuba (3)
Czech Republic (9)
Denmark (6)
Egypt (1)
France (13) Host
Germany (21)
Great Britain (4)
Guam (1)
Hungary (15)
Iran (2)
Ireland (3)
Italy (6)
Japan (3)
Kazakhstan (6)
Lithuania (5)
Mexico (3)
Moldova (3)
Morocco (2)
Netherlands (3)
New Zealand (13)
Nigeria (2)
Norway (4)
Poland (16)
Portugal (4)
Romania (3)
Samoa (2)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
Senegal (2)
Serbia (8)
Singapore (1)
Slovakia (4)
Slovenia (4)
South Africa (5)
Spain (19)
Sweden (5)
Switzerland (2)
Chinese Taipei (3)
Tunisia (2)
Ukraine (8)
United States (5)
Uruguay (1)
Uzbekistan (3)
Vietnam (1)

When and Where to Watch

Here is the full schedule for the canoeing events. You can see when each race took place. "H" means heats, "½" means semifinals, and "F" means finals.

Legend
TT	Time trial	H	Heats	¼	Quarterfinals	½	Semifinals	SF	Small final	F	Medal final

Slalom
Event↓/Date →	Sat 27	Sun 28		Mon 29		Tue 30	Wed 31		Thu 1		Fri 2	Sat 3	Sun 4	Mon 5
Men's C-1	H			½	F
Men's K-1						H			½	F
Men's kayak cross											TT	R1	H	¼	½	SF	F
Women's C-1						H	½	F
Women's K-1	H	½	F
Women's kayak cross											TT	R1	H	¼	½	SF	F

Sprint
Event↓/Date →	Tue 6		Wed 7		Thu 8		Fri 9		Sat 10
Men's C-1 1000 m			H	¼			½	F
Men's C-2 500 m	H	¼			½	F
Men's K-1 1000 m			H	¼					½	F
Men's K-2 500 m	H	¼					½	F
Men's K-4 500 m	H				½	F
Women's C-1 200 m					H	¼			½	F
Women's C-2 500 m	H	¼					½	F
Women's K-1 500 m			H	¼					½	F
Women's K-2 500 m	H	¼					½	F
Women's K-4 500 m	H				½	F

Who Won Medals?

Many countries won medals in canoeing. Here is a table showing which countries won the most. New Zealand won the most gold medals in canoeing.

Medal Table

* Host nation (France)

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	New Zealand	4	0	0	4
2	Australia	3	1	1	5
3	Germany	2	2	2	6
4	China	2	0	0	2
Czech Republic	2	0	0	2
6	France*	1	2	0	3
7	Italy	1	1	0	2
8	Canada	1	0	1	2
9	Hungary	0	4	3	7
10	Great Britain	0	2	2	4
11	United States	0	1	1	2
12	Brazil	0	1	0	1
Poland	0	1	0	1
Ukraine	0	1	0	1
15	Spain	0	0	3	3
16	Cuba	0	0	1	1
Denmark	0	0	1	1
Moldova	0	0	1	1
Slovakia	0	0	1	1
Totals (19 entries)	16	16	17	49

Slalom Medal Winners

Here are the athletes who won medals in the exciting slalom events.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's C-1 details	Nicolas Gestin France	Adam Burgess Great Britain	Matej Beňuš Slovakia
Men's K-1 details	Giovanni De Gennaro Italy	Titouan Castryck France	Pau Echaniz Spain
details	Finn Butcher New Zealand	Joe Clarke Great Britain	Noah Hegge Germany

Women's C-1 details	Jessica Fox Australia	Elena Lilik Germany	Evy Leibfarth United States
Women's K-1 details	Jessica Fox Australia	Klaudia Zwolińska Poland	Kimberley Woods Great Britain
Women's Kayak cross details	Noemie Fox Australia	Angèle Hug France	Kimberley Woods Great Britain

Sprint Medal Winners

These are the athletes who won medals in the fast-paced sprint events.

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
C-1 1000 metres details	Martin Fuksa Czech Republic	3:43.16	Isaquias Queiroz Brazil	3:44.33	Serghei Tarnovschi Moldova	3:44.68
C-2 500 metres details	China Liu Hao Ji Bowen	1:39.48	Italy Gabriele Casadei Carlo Tacchini	1:41.08	Spain Joan Antoni Moreno Diego Domínguez	1:41.18

K-1 1000 metres details	Josef Dostál Czech Republic	3:24.07	Ádám Varga Hungary	3:24.76	Bálint Kopasz Hungary	3:25.68
K-2 500 metres details	Germany Jacob Schopf Max Lemke	1:26.87	Hungary Bence Nádas Sándor Tótka	1:27.15	Australia Jean van der Westhuyzen Thomas Green	1:27.29
K-4 500 metres details	Germany Max Rendschmidt Max Lemke Jacob Schopf Tom Liebscher	1:19.80	Australia Riley Fitzsimmons Pierre van der Westhuyzen Jackson Collins Noah Havard	1:19.84	Spain Saúl Craviotto Carlos Arévalo Marcus Cooper Walz Rodrigo Germade	1:20.05

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
C-1 200 metres details	Katie Vincent Canada	44.12 WB	Nevin Harrison United States	44.13	Yarisleidis Cirilo Cuba	44.36
C-2 500 metres details	China Xu Shixiao Sun Mengya	1:52.81	Ukraine Liudmyla Luzan Anastasiia Rybachok	1:54.30	Canada Sloan MacKenzie Katie Vincent	1:54.36

K-1 500 metres details	Lisa Carrington New Zealand	1:47.36 OB	Tamara Csipes Hungary	1:48.44	Emma Jørgensen Denmark	1:49.76
K-2 500 metres details	New Zealand Lisa Carrington Alicia Hoskin	1:37.28	Hungary Tamara Csipes Alida Dóra Gazsó	1:39.39	Germany Paulina Paszek Jule Hake	1:39.46
K-2 500 metres details	New Zealand Lisa Carrington Alicia Hoskin	1:37.28	Hungary Tamara Csipes Alida Dóra Gazsó	1:39.39	Hungary Noémi Pupp Sára Fojt	1:39.46
K-4 500 metres details	New Zealand Lisa Carrington Alicia Hoskin Olivia Brett Tara Vaughan	1:32.20	Germany Paulina Paszek Jule Hake Pauline Jagsch Sarah Brüßler	1:32.62	Hungary Noémi Pupp Sára Fojt Tamara Csipes Alida Dóra Gazsó	1:32.93

Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics facts for kids

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