Canoe Marathon at the 1948 Summer Olympics
| Dates | 11 – 11 August 1948 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 4 |
The 1948 canoeing competition was contested at the Henley Royal Regatta Course on the River Thames on London. This was also the site of the 1948 rowing competition and had been the site of the 1908 Olympic rowing events. Men had four canoe marathon events, all over 10,000 metres, with kayak singles and doubles, and Canadian singles and doubles.
Events
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 11 August 1948 | 13 | 13 |
| Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 11 August 1948 | 30 | 15 |
| Canadian Singles, 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 11 August 1948 | 5 | 5 |
| Canadian Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 11 August 1948 | 12 | 6 |
| 64 (64/0) | 16 (16/0) |
Medals
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres, Men | Gert Fredriksson |  SWE |
Kurt Wires |  FIN |
Eivind Skabo |  NOR |
| Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men | Sweden | SWE |
Norway | NOR |
Finland | FIN |
| Canadian Singles, 10,000 metres, Men | František Čapek |  TCH |
Frank Havens |  USA |
Norm Lane |  CAN |
| Canadian Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men | United States | USA |
Czechoslovakia | TCH |
France |  FRA |
Medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | SWE |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| United States | USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Finland | FIN |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Norway | NOR |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada | CAN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |