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Facts about Canoe & Kayak in the Olympics

Olympics	Canoe & Kayak has been part of the Olympic program 20 times (including this year).

Medals	A total of 260 Canoe & Kayak events have been held all-time in the Olympics (including planned events this year).

Events	There has been 34 different events in Olympic Canoe & Kayak.


Medal table for Canoe & Kayak in the Olympics


		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1.	GER	38	24	26	88



2.	URS	29	13	9	51



3.	HUN	28	31	27	86



4.	SWE	15	11	4	30



5.	GDR	14	7	9	30




			All-time Olympic Canoe & Kayak Medal table



Canoe & Kayak in the Olympic Programme


Olympic Games	Venue	Events
			Women	Men

Berlin 1936	Langer See, Berlin-Grünau		0	9
London 1948	Henley on Thames		1	8
Helsinki 1952	Soutustadion, Taivallahti		1	8
Melbourne 1956	Lake Wendouree, Ballarat		1	8
Rome 1960	Lago Albano, Castelgandolfo		2	5
Tokyo 1964	Lake Sagami		2	5
Mexico City 1968	Virgilio Yribe Rowing Course		2	5
Munich 1972	Regattastrecke Oberschleissheim		3	8
Montreal 1976	Ile Notre Dame		2	9
Moscow 1980	Krylatskoye Canoeing and Rowing Basin		2	9
Los Angeles 1984	Lake Casitas		3	9
Seoul 1988	Han River Regatta Course		3	9
Barcelona 1992	Canal Olimpic de Castelldefels		4	12
Atlanta 1996	Lake Lanier		4	12
Sydney 2000	Penrith Lake		4	12
Athens 2004	Schinias Centre		4	12
Beijing 2008	Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park		4	12
London 2012	Eton Dorney		5	11
Rio 2016	Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas		5	11
Tokyo 2020	Sea Forest Waterway		8	8
Paris 2024	Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium		9	9


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These facts about Canoe & Kayak in the Olympics is based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database

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