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Canoeing

258 medal events across 49 different events, 776 medals. Most golds: Germany (36). Most decorated: Birgit Fischer (8 gold, 12 medals).

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Medal events258
Different events49
Medals776
Games211936–2024

The medal table of the sport

PlaceDelegationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Germany36212683
2Soviet Union2913951
3Hungary28353093
4Sweden1511430
5East Germany147930
6New Zealand143219
7Romania10101434
8France9111939
9Australia891532
10Slovakia87621
11Italy78419
12Czechia76619
13Czechoslovakia74112
14United States66719
15Norway64414
16Canada5111228
17Great Britain510823
18Spain510823
19Finland52310
20China5207
21Bulgaria45817
22United Team of Germany45211
23Denmark36817
24Austria35614
25Ukraine34411

Most decorated

AthleteGoldMedals
Birgit Fischer812
Lisa Carrington89
Gert Fredriksson68
Danuta Kozák68
Ivan Patzaichin47
Ian Ferguson45
Max Rendschmidt44
Katalin Kovács38
Agneta Andersson37
Rüdiger Helm36
Knut Holmann36
Jessica Fox36
Paul MacDonald35
Kay Bluhm35
Ramona Portwich35

Every event

EventCategoryGamesHeldLatest gold
Men’s C-1 1000 metresmen’s191936 – 2024Martin Fuksa Czechia
Men’s K-1 1000 metresmen’s191936 – 2024Josef Dostál Czechia
Men’s C-2 1000 metresmen’s181936 – 2020Serguey Torres, Fernando Jorge Cuba
Women’s K-1 500 metreswomen’s181948 – 2024Lisa Carrington New Zealand
Men’s K-2 1000 metresmen’s181936 – 2020Jean van der Westhuyzen, Thomas Green Australia
Women’s K-2 500 metreswomen’s161960 – 2024Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin New Zealand
Men’s K-4 1000 mmen’s121964 – 2016Max Rendschmidt, Tom Liebscher, Max Hoff, Marcus Gross Germany
Women’s K-4 500 metreswomen’s91984 – 2024Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin, Olivia Brett, Tara Vaughan New Zealand
Men’s C-2 500 metresmen’s81976 – 2024Liu Hao, Ji Bowen China
Men’s K-2 500 metresmen’s71976 – 2024Jacob Schopf, Max Lemke Germany
Men's C-1 500 mmen’s71976 – 2008Maxim Opalev Russia
Men's K-1 500 mmen’s71976 – 2008Ken Wallace Australia
Men's slalom C-1men’s61992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012Tony Estanguet France
Men's slalom C-2men’s61992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012Timothy Baillie, Etienne Stott Great Britain
Men's slalom K-1men’s61992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012Daniele Molmenti Italy
Women's slalom K-1women’s61992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012Émilie Fer France
Men’s C-2 10000 metresmen’s41936, 1948, 1952, 1956Pavel Kharin, Gratsian Botev Soviet Union
Men’s K-1 10000 metresmen’s41936, 1948, 1952, 1956Gert Fredriksson Sweden
Men’s K-2 10000 metresmen’s41936, 1948, 1952, 1956János Urányi, László Fábián Hungary
Men's C-1men’s41972, 2016, 2020, 2024Nicolas Gestin France
Men's K-1men’s41972, 2016, 2020, 2024Giovanni De Gennaro Italy
Women's K-1women’s41972, 2016, 2020, 2024Jessica Fox Australia
Men’s 1,000 metres K-1men’s32000, 2004, 2004David Cal Spain
Men’s C-1 10000 metresmen’s31948, 1952, 1956Leon Rotman Romania
Men’s K-1 200 metresmen’s32012, 2016, 2020Sándor Tótka Hungary
Women’s K-1 200 metreswomen’s32012, 2016, 2020Lisa Carrington New Zealand
1,000 metres C-2men’s22000, 2004Christian Gille, Tomasz Wylenzek Germany
1,000 metres K-2men’s22000, 2004Markus Oscarsson, Henrik Nilsson Sweden
1,000 metres K-4men’s22000, 2004Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, Gábor Horváth Hungary
500 metres C-1men’s22000, 2004Andreas Dittmer Germany
500 metres C-2men’s22000, 2004Meng Guanliang, Yang Wenjun China
500 metres K-1men’s22000, 2004Adam van Koeverden Canada
500 metres K-1women’s22000, 2004Nataša Dušev-Janić Hungary
500 metres K-2men’s22000, 2004Ronald Rauhe, Tim Wieskötter Germany
500 metres K-2women’s22000, 2004Katalin Kovács, Nataša Dušev-Janić Hungary
500 metres K-4women’s22000, 2004Birgit Fischer, Maike Nollen, Katrin Wagner, Carolin Leonhardt Germany
C-1 200 mmen’s22012, 2016Yuriy Cheban Ukraine
C-1 200 metreswomen’s22020, 2024Katie Vincent Canada
C-2 500 metreswomen’s22020, 2024Xu Shixiao, Sun Mengya China
K-2 200 mmen’s22012, 2016Saúl Craviotto, Cristian Toro Spain
K-4 500 metresmen’s22020, 2024Max Rendschmidt, Max Lemke, Jacob Schopf, Tom Liebscher Germany
Men's C-2men’s21972, 2016Ladislav Škantár, Peter Škantár Slovakia
Women's C-1women’s22020, 2024Jessica Fox Australia
K-1 10000 metres foldingmen’s11936Gregor Hradetzky Austria
K-1 4 x 500 mmen’s11960Dieter Krause, Günther Perleberg, Paul Lange, Friedhelm Wentzke United Team of Germany
K-2 10000 metres foldingmen’s11936Erik Bladström, Sven Johansson Sweden
Men's 1,000 m C-1men’s12000Andreas Dittmer Germany
Men's Kayak crossmen’s12024Finn Butcher New Zealand
Women's Kayak crosswomen’s12024Noemie Fox Australia