Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre for the sprint events and the Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre at the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. A total of 16 events were contested, 12 sprint events (9 for men and 3 for women) and 4 slalom events (3 for men and 1 for women).
| Canoeing at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |
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| Pictograms for slalom (left) and sprint canoeing (right) | |
| Venue | Hellinikon Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre (slalom) Schinias Rowing and Canoeing Centre (sprint) |
| Dates | 17–28 August 2004 |
Medal summary
By nation
* Host nation (Greece)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Italy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
By event
Slalom
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's C-1 | Tony Estanguet France | Michal Martikán Slovakia | Stefan Pfannmöller Germany |
| Men's C-2 | Pavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner Slovakia | Marcus Becker and Stefan Henze Germany | Jaroslav Volf and Ondřej Štěpánek Czech Republic |
| Men's K-1 | Benoît Peschier France | Campbell Walsh Great Britain | Fabien Lefèvre France |
| Women's K-1 | Elena Kaliská Slovakia | Rebecca Giddens United States | Helen Reeves Great Britain |
Sprint
- Men
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 500 metres | Andreas Dittmer Germany | David Cal Spain | Maxim Opalev Russia |
| C-1 1000 metres | David Cal Spain | Andreas Dittmer Germany | Attila Vajda Hungary |
| C-2 500 metres | Meng Guanliang and Yang Wenjun China | Ibrahim Rojas and Ledis Balceiro Cuba | Alexander Kostoglod and Aleksandr Kovalyov Russia |
| C-2 1000 metres | Christian Gille and Tomasz Wylenzek Germany | Aleksandr Kostoglod and Aleksandr Kovalyov Russia | György Kozmann and György Kolonics Hungary |
| K-1 500 metres | Adam van Koeverden Canada | Nathan Baggaley Australia | Ian Wynne Great Britain |
| K-1 1000 metres | Eirik Verås Larsen Norway | Ben Fouhy New Zealand | Adam van Koeverden Canada |
| K-2 500 metres | Ronald Rauhe and Tim Wieskötter Germany | Clint Robinson and Nathan Baggaley Australia | Raman Piatrushenka and Vadzim Makhneu Belarus |
| K-2 1000 metres | Markus Oscarsson and Henrik Nilsson Sweden | Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi Italy | Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim Norway |
| K-4 1000 metres | Hungary Zoltán Kammerer Botond Storcz Ákos Vereckei Gábor Horváth | Germany Andreas Ihle Mark Zabel Björn Bach Stefan Ulm | Slovakia Richard Riszdorfer Michal Riszdorfer Erik Vlček Juraj Bača |
- Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 metres | Natasa Janics Hungary | Josefa Idem Guerrini Italy | Caroline Brunet Canada |
| K-2 500 metres | Katalin Kovács and Natasa Janics Hungary | Birgit Fischer and Carolin Leonhardt Germany | Beata Sokołowska-Kulesza and Aneta Pastuszka Poland |
| K-4 500 metres | Germany Birgit Fischer Carolin Leonhardt Maike Nollen Katrin Wagner | Hungary Katalin Kovács Szilvia Szabó Erzsébet Viski Kinga Bóta | Ukraine Inna Osypenko Tetyana Semykina Hanna Balabanova Olena Cherevatova |
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