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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 242 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


International Canoe & Kayak Federation

The Olympic competitions in Canoe & Kayak is organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) in cooperation with the host city of the specific games. Follow the link for more information about world championships, the international organization, general history of

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

Canoe & Kayak at the OlympicsAll-time