Canoeing at the Summer Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Canoeing at the Summer Olympics
Governing body	ICF
Events	16 (men: 8; women: 8)
Games
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics
Medalists

Canoeing has been featured as competition sports in the Summer Olympic Games since the 1936 Games in Berlin, although they were demonstration sports at the 1924 Games in Paris. There are two disciplines of canoeing in Olympic competition: slalom and sprint.

Two styles of boats are used in this sport: canoes with 1 or 2 canoers and kayaks with 1, 2 or 4 kayakers. This leads to the name designation of each event. For example, "C-1" is a canoe singles event and "K-2" is a kayak doubles event. Races are usually 500 metres or 1000 metres long, although there were also 10 km events from 1936 to 1956. On 13 August 2009, it was announced by the International Canoe Federation that the men's 500 m events would be replaced at the 2012 Summer Olympics by 200 m events with one of them being K-1 200 m for the women. The other events for men at 200 m will be C-1, K-1, and K-2. This was confirmed at their 2009 Board of Directors meeting in Windsor, Berkshire, Great Britain on 5 December 2009.

Summary

Games Year Events Best Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1924 6  Canada 9 10 11 1936 9  Austria 12 13 14 1948 9  Sweden 15 1952 9  Finland 16 1956 9  Romania

Games Year Events Best Nation 17 1960 7  Soviet Union 18 1964 7  Soviet Union 19 1968 7  Hungary 20 1972 11  Soviet Union 21 1976 11  Soviet Union 22 1980 11  Soviet Union 23 1984 12  New Zealand 24 1988 12  East Germany 25 1992 16  Germany 26 1996 16  Germany 27 2000 16  Hungary 28 2004 16  Germany 29 2008 16  Germany 30 2012 16  Germany 31 2016 16  Germany 32 2020 16  Hungary

Canoe sprint

Events

Medal table

Source:
Last updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics and after silver and bronze medals reallocation in 2021 in London 2012 Men's C-1 200 metres event.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany (GER)	29	17	16	62
2	Soviet Union (URS)	29	13	9	51
3	Hungary (HUN)	28	31	27	86
4	Sweden (SWE)	15	11	4	30
5	Romania (ROU)	10	10	14	34
6	East Germany (GDR)	10	7	8	25
7	New Zealand (NZL)	10	2	2	14
8	Norway (NOR)	6	4	4	14
9	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	6	3	1	10
10	United States (USA)	5	3	4	12
11	Finland (FIN)	5	2	3	10
12	Canada (CAN)	4	11	11	26
13	Spain (ESP)	4	9	4	17
14	Italy (ITA)	4	7	3	14
15	Australia (AUS)	4	5	11	20
16	Bulgaria (BUL)	4	5	8	17
17	United Team of Germany (EUA)	4	5	2	11
18	Denmark (DEN)	3	6	7	16
19	Austria (AUT)	3	4	5	12
20	Ukraine (UKR)	3	3	4	10
21	China (CHN)	3	2	0	5
22	Great Britain (GBR)	3	1	5	9
23	Russia (RUS)	2	4	6	12
24	Belarus (BLR)	2	3	4	9
25	West Germany (FRG)	2	3	2	7
26	Yugoslavia (YUG)	2	2	1	5
27	Czech Republic (CZE)	2	1	3	6
28	France (FRA)	1	6	11	18
29	Cuba (CUB)	1	3	0	4
30	Brazil (BRA)	1	2	1	4
31	Unified Team (EUN)	1	1	0	2
32	Poland (POL)	0	7	14	21
33	Netherlands (NED)	0	3	5	8
34	Slovakia (SVK)	0	3	2	5
35	Latvia (LAT)	0	2	0	2
36	Azerbaijan (AZE)	0	1	1	2
	Moldova (MDA)	0	1	1	2
	Portugal (POR)	0	1	1	2
39	Serbia (SRB)	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
41	Israel (ISR)	0	0	1	1
	Lithuania (LTU)	0	0	1	1
	South Africa (RSA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (43 entries)		206	206	207	619

Canoe slalom

Events

Medal table

Source:
Last updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Slovakia (SVK)	8	4	3	15
2	France (FRA)	7	3	8	18
3	Germany (GER)	5	2	8	15
4	East Germany (GDR)	4	0	1	5
5	Czech Republic (CZE)	3	5	3	11
6	Great Britain (GBR)	2	7	1	10
7	Italy (ITA)	2	0	1	3
8	Australia (AUS)	1	3	3	7
9	United States (USA)	1	2	2	5
10	Slovenia (SLO)	1	2	0	3
11	Spain (ESP)	1	1	1	3
12	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	1	0	2
13	West Germany (FRG)	0	3	1	4
14	Austria (AUT)	0	1	1	2
15	New Zealand (NZL)	0	1	0	1
	Poland (POL)	0	1	0	1
17	Japan (JPN)	0	0	1	1
	Russia (RUS)	0	0	1	1
	Togo (TOG)	0	0	1	1
Totals (19 entries)		36	36	36	108

Overall medal table

Updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics and after silver and bronze medals reallocation in 2021 in London 2012 Men's C-1 200 metres event.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany	34	19	24	77
2	Soviet Union	29	13	9	51
3	Hungary	28	31	27	86
4	Sweden	15	11	4	30
5	East Germany	14	7	9	30
6	Romania	10	10	14	34
7	New Zealand	10	3	2	15
8	France	8	9	19	36
9	Slovakia	8	7	5	20
10	Czechoslovakia	7	4	1	12
11	Italy	6	7	4	17
12	United States	6	5	6	17
13	Norway	6	4	4	14
14	Spain	5	10	5	20
15	Australia	5	8	14	27
16	Great Britain	5	8	6	19
17	Czech Republic	5	6	6	17
18	Finland	5	2	3	10
19	Canada	4	11	11	26
20	Bulgaria	4	5	8	17
21	United Team of Germany	4	5	2	11
22	Denmark	3	6	7	16
23	Austria	3	5	6	14
24	Ukraine	3	3	4	10
25	China	3	2	0	5
26	West Germany	2	6	3	11
27	Russia	2	4	7	13
28	Belarus	2	3	4	9
29	Yugoslavia	2	2	1	5
30	Cuba	1	3	0	4
31	Brazil	1	2	1	4
32	Slovenia	1	2	0	3
33	Unified Team	1	1	0	2
34	Poland	0	8	14	22
35	Netherlands	0	3	5	8
36	Latvia	0	2	0	2
37	Azerbaijan	0	1	1	2
	Moldova	0	1	1	2
	Portugal	0	1	1	2
40	Serbia	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
42	Israel	0	0	1	1
	Japan	0	0	1	1
	Lithuania	0	0	1	1
	South Africa	0	0	1	1
	Togo	0	0	1	1
Totals (46 entries)		242	242	243	727

Nations

Nation	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Years
Algeria (ALG)																													1	1
Andorra (AND)																										1			1	2
Angola (ANG)																										1	2			2
Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)																							3							1
Argentina (ARG)																				1	8	5	4	3	2	2	3	10	4	10
Australia (AUS)													8	7	10	6	7	8	5	9	8	17	23	21	16	16	20	18	16	17
Austria (AUT)										9	7	7	7	10	5	4	12	2	6	2		4	3	4	2	4	4	2	5	19
Armenia (ARM)																								1						1
Azerbaijan (AZE)																											3	4		2
Belarus (BLR)																							4	5	9	8	12	12	12	7
Belgium (BEL)										9	9	4	2	4	2	3	8	11	6	5	2	2	3	1	3	2	4	1	4	20
Belize (BIZ)																													1	1
Bolivia (BOL)															1	1														2
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)																						1	1		1					3
Brazil (BRA)																						6	3	4	2	2	3	13	5	8
Bulgaria (BUL)														5	2	3	7	12	12		12	11	11	7	7	2	1	2	1	15
Canada (CAN)							(D)			8	7	11	9	6	6	10	12	14		15	14	18	21	16	19	21	8	9	18	20
Chile (CHI)																									1	1			2	3
China (CHN)																				4	4	4	8		15	23	18	10	18	9
Chinese Taipei (TPE)																													1	1
Cook Islands (COK)																											2	2	3	3
Costa Rica (CRC)																						4	2							2
Croatia (CRO)																						4	4	4	3	2	1		3	7
Cuba (CUB)																	2		3			5		3	4	4	6	6	5	9
Czech Republic (CZE)																							25	19	10	7	11	12	9	7
Czechoslovakia (TCH)										13	13	13	5	10	4	5	23	11	9		9	27								12
Denmark (DEN)										4	7	9	7	9	7	5	6	1	1	1	6	6	4	3	2	4	5	5	4	20
East Germany (GDR)																12	26	11	13		15									5
Ecuador (ECU)																											1	1		2
Egypt (EGY)																											1	2	2	3
Estonia (EST)																						1	1	1						3
Finland (FIN)										3	5	10	6	9	3	5	4	7	4	5	3	2	1	1	2	4	2			18
France (FRA)										3	10	13	6	9	2	6	14	13	11	14	16	31	19	14	13	15	14	15	13	20
Georgia (GEO)																												1		1
Germany (GER)										14		10										29	27	25	26	22	21	16	21	20
Great Britain (GBR)										3	7	7	3	7	5	10	20	11	11	15	17	25	17	12	9	7	15	11	8	20
Greece (GRE)																								1	6	3	1			4
Guam (GUM)																										1				1
Guatemala (GUA)																							1							1
Hong Kong (HKG)																		6		7	2	2								4
Hungary (HUN)										5	5	12	13	9	10	10	12	14	16		16	14	19	15	16	16	13	18	18	19
Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)																						5								1
Indonesia (INA)																						3			1					2
Iran (IRI)																								1			2		1	3
Ireland (IRL)																	4	4	2	1	4	5	6	3	2	1	3		1	12
Israel (ISR)																				1			1	5	3	1				5
Italy (ITA)										1		6		12	4	2	10	11	5	7	5	18	15	8	8	16	8	4	7	18
Ivory Coast (CIV)																3	5			4	2	2	2			1				7
Japan (JPN)															12	2	5	3		5	8	6	8	2	5	9	8	5	12	14
Kazakhstan (KAZ)																							8	4	3	7	5	13	7	7
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)																							2							1
Latvia (LAT)																						3	3	1	1	3	2	2	1	8
Lebanon (LIB)																												1		1
Lithuania (LTU)																						1	2	3	3	4	2	6	1	8
Luxembourg (LUX)										3	3	4		3																4
North Macedonia (MKD)																							3	1	1	1				4
Malaysia (MAS)																							1							1
Mexico (MEX)																12	7	4		2		4	6	2		3	1	1	1	11
Moldova (MDA)																							4					1	3	3
Morocco (MAR)																								1			1	1	2	4
Mozambique (MOZ)																												1	1	2
Myanmar (MYA)																										1				1
Netherlands (NED)										9	7	5		4	5	7	2	2	6	3	2	4	2		2	2			1	16
New Zealand (NZL)																	2	4	3	6	7	8	1		2	5	8	9	8	12
Nigeria (NGR)																											1	1	1	3
Norway (NOR)										1	4	4	1	2		5	6	7		13	7	7	5	4	6	1	2		1	17
Palau (PLW)																												1		1
Panama (PAN)																							1							1
Peru (PER)																						1								1
Poland (POL)										2	3		4	6	9	8	23	13	15		12	18	23	21	23	21	13	15	13	18
Portugal (POR)																					3	7	6	1	1	4	6	7	8	9
Refugee Olympic Team (ROT)																													1	1
Romania (ROU)												1	5	11	11	11	11	13	14	14	5	14	14	13	10	5	11	8	2	18
Russia (RUS)																							14	12	8	14	21	19	17	6
Saar (SAA)												3																		1
Samoa (SAM)																										1	1	1	3	4
São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)																										1		1	2	3
Senegal (SEN)																										2	1	3	1	4
Serbia (SRB)																											12	10	3	3
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)																							1	6	2					3
Seychelles (SEY)																									1	1				2
Singapore (SIN)																											1			1
Slovakia (SVK)																							17	19	16	12	12	12	9	7
Slovenia (SLO)																						6	5	4	4	3	6	6	6	8
South Africa (RSA)																						11	1	2	1	10	2	1		7
South Korea (KOR)																				2	15	6	2	1		1		2	1	8
Soviet Union (URS)												13	9	12	13	11	15	15	15		17									9
Spain (ESP)														2		5	4	7	5	10	11	22	19	17	14	10	8	11	15	15
Sweden (SWE)										9	9	10	6	6	7	11	10	11	12	11	11	13	12	10	5	3	6	5	3	20
Switzerland (SUI)										9	6	7		4			6		3	4	1	6	8	3	4	1	2		3	15
Thailand (THA)																											1		1	2
Togo (TOG)																									1	1	1			3
Tunisia (TUN)																											3	3	4	3
Turkey (TUR)																												1		1
Ukraine (UKR)																							13	11	7	6	2	9	11	7
United Team of Germany (EUA)													10	10	12															3
Unified Team (EUN)																						19								1
United States (USA)							(D)			10	8	9	12	13	11	12	26	16		16	16	32	25	14	17	7	7	6	4	20
Uruguay (URU)																						1			1					2
Uzbekistan (UZB)																							17	1	7	1	2	4	2	7
Venezuela (VEN)																										3				1
Vietnam (VIE)																									1					1
West Germany (FRG)																13	28	13		15	14									5
Yugoslavia (YUG)										4		1		3	4	2	13	1	3	3	3									10
No. of nations																														94
No. of athletes
Year	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20

See also

In Spanish: Piragüismo en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of Olympic venues in canoeing
• Paracanoe at the Summer Paralympics