2008 Beijing Olympics - Canoeing / Kayaking

Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Beijing, China

Canoeing became an official Olympic sport in 1936

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Olympic Canoeing

Olympic canoeing is consists of slalom and flatwater canoeing and kayaking. Competitors are timed while completing the rapids of a whitewater couse by steering their canoes or kayaks through gates (suspended 1 m apart above the water similar to skiing slalom).

Types of Olympic canoeing vessels:

Kayaks

• K1 - single seat kayak
• K2 - double seated kayak
• K4 - 4 seated kayak

Canoes

• C1 - single kneeling canoe
• C2 - double kneeling canoe
• C4 - 4 person kneeling canoe

Olympic canoeing medals are awarded in the following slalom events:

• K1 Men
• K1 Women
• C1 Men
• C2 Men's

Olympic canoeing medals are awarded in the following flatwater events:

• K1 500m Men
• K1 1000m Men
• K2 500m Men
• K2 1000m Men
• K4 1000m Men
• C1 500m Men
• C1 1000m Men
• C2 500m Men
• C2 1000m Men
• K1 500m Women
• K2 500m Women
• K4 500m Women

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All-Time Olympic Men's Canoeing Medals

Soviet Union - 21 gold, 13 silver, 6 bronze - 40 total

Germany - 18 gold, 14 silver, 16 bronze - 48 total

Hungary - 13 gold, 18 silver, 20 bronze - 51 total

Followed by Sweden, Romania and Czech Republic

All-Time Olympic Women's Canoeing Medals

Germany - 9 gold, 9 silver, 2 bronze - 20 total

Soviet Union - 8 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze - 13 total

East Germany - 6 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze - 9 total

Followed by Hungary, Sweden and Czech Republic

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