Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 11 to 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.
| Canoeing at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park |
| Dates | August 11–23, 2008 |
| Competitors | 128 |
Peter Hochschorner and Pavol Hochschorner from Slovakia became the first slalom canoeists to win three Olympic gold medals.
Qualification
Medal summary
By event
Slalom
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's C-1 | Michal Martikán Slovakia | David Florence Great Britain | Robin Bell Australia |
| Men's C-2 | Pavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner Slovakia | Ondřej Štěpánek and Jaroslav Volf Czech Republic | Mikhail Kuznetsov and Dmitry Larionov Russia |
| Men's K-1 | Alexander Grimm Germany | Fabien Lefèvre France | Benjamin Boukpeti Togo |
| Women's K-1 | Elena Kaliská Slovakia | Jacqueline Lawrence Australia | Violetta Oblinger-Peters Austria |
Sprint
- Men
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 500 metres | Maxim Opalev Russia | David Cal Spain | Iurii Cheban Ukraine |
| C-1 1000 metres | Attila Vajda Hungary | David Cal Spain | Thomas Hall Canada |
| C-2 500 metres | Meng Guanliang and Yang Wenjun China | Alexander Kostoglod and Sergey Ulegin Russia | Christian Gille and Thomasz Wylenzek Germany |
| C-2 1000 metres | Aliaksandr Bahdanovich and Andrei Bahdanovich Belarus | Christian Gille and Tomasz Wylenzek Germany | György Kozmann and Tamás Kiss Hungary |
| K-1 500 metres | Ken Wallace Australia | Adam van Koeverden Canada | Tim Brabants Great Britain |
| K-1 1000 metres | Tim Brabants Great Britain | Eirik Verås Larsen Norway | Ken Wallace Australia |
| K-2 500 metres | Saúl Craviotto and Carlos Pérez Spain | Ronald Rauhe and Tim Wieskötter Germany | Raman Piatrushenka and Vadzim Makhneu Belarus |
| K-2 1000 metres | Andreas Ihle and Martin Hollstein Germany | Kim Wraae Knudsen and René Holten Poulsen Denmark | Andrea Facchin and Antonio Scaduto Italy |
| K-4 1000 metres | Belarus Raman Piatrushenka Aliaksei Abalmasau Artur Litvinchuk Vadzim Makhneu | Slovakia Richard Riszdorfer Michal Riszdorfer Erik Vlček Juraj Tarr | Germany Lutz Altepost Norman Bröckl Torsten Eckbrett Bjorn Hogel Goldschmidt |
- Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 metres | Inna Osypenko Ukraine | Josefa Idem Italy | Katrin Wagner-Augustin Germany |
| K-2 500 metres | Katalin Kovács and Natasa Janics Hungary | Beata Mikołajczyk and Aneta Konieczna Poland | Marie Delattre and Anne-Laure Viard France |
| K-4 500 metres | Germany Fanny Fischer Nicole Reinhardt Katrin Wagner-Augustin Conny Waßmuth | Hungary Katalin Kovács Gabriella Szabó Danuta Kozák Nataša Janić | Australia Lisa Oldenhof Hannah Davis Chantal Meek Lyndsie Fogarty |
By nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Belarus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
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