| Times held | 10 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 224 |
| Total countries | 42 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canoe Doubles (C2), 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 30 | 15 |
| 1980 | Canoe Doubles (C2), 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 20 | 10 |
| 1984 | Canoe Doubles (C2), 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 22 | 11 |
| 1988 | Canoe Doubles (C2), 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 34 | 17 |
| 1992 | Canoe Doubles (C2), 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 30 | 15 |
| 1996 | Canoe Doubles (C2), 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 38 | 19 |
| 2000 | Canoe Doubles (C2), 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 30 | 15 |
| 2004 | Canoe Doubles (C2), 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 28 | 14 |
| 2008 | Canoe Doubles (C2), 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 30 | 15 |
| 2024 | Canoe Doubles (C2), 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 26 | 13 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Soviet Union |  URS |
Poland |  POL |
Hungary |  HUN |
| 1980 | Hungary | HUN |
Romania |  ROU |
Bulgaria |  BUL |
| 1984 | Yugoslavia |  YUG |
Romania | ROU |
Spain |  ESP |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | URS |
Poland | POL |
France |  FRA |
| 1992 | Unified Team |  EUN |
Germany |  GER |
Bulgaria | BUL |
| 1996 | Hungary | HUN |
Republic of Moldova |  MDA |
Romania | ROU |
| 2000 | Hungary | HUN |
Poland | POL |
Romania | ROU |
| 2004 | People's Republic of China |  CHN |
Cuba |  CUB |
Russian Federation |  RUS |
| 2008 | People's Republic of China | CHN |
Russian Federation | RUS |
Germany | GER |
| 2024 | People's Republic of China | CHN |
Italy |  ITA |
Spain | ESP |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | HUN |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | POL |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Romania | ROU |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cuba | CUB |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republic of Moldova | MDA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Spain | ESP |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meng Guanliang | CHN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yang Wenjun | CHN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Victor Reneischi | MDA URS |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nicolae Juravschi | MDA ROU URS |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dzmitry Douhalionok |  BLR EUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aliaksandr Masiaikou | BLR EUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| László Foltán | HUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Csaba Horváth | HUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| György Kolonics | HUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Imre Pulai | HUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| István Vaskuti | HUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sergey Petrenko | URS UKR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aleksandr Vinogradov | RUS URS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matija Ljubek |  CRO YUG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mirko Nišović | CRO YUG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferenc Novák | HUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Liu Hao | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ji Bowen | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Country | # | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola |  ANG |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Belarus | BLR |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 6 | 4 | — |
| Brazil |  BRA |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
6 | 6 | Bronze | — | 4 | Bronze | 5 | — | — | 7 | — |
| Canada |  CAN |
8 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 h3 r3/4 | 9 | 6 h1 r3/4 | 7 h1 r2/3 | 8 | 5 | — |
| Croatia | CRO |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 h2 r3/4 | 6 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — |
| Cuba | CUB |
4 | — | — | — | — | 5 h2 r2/3 | — | 9 | Silver | 5 h1 r2/3 | — |
| Czechia |  CZE |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 h2 r3/4 | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | — | 7 |
| Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
4 | 8 | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark |  DEN |
2 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Germany |  GDR |
2 | 4 h2 r3/4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finland |  FIN |
1 | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| France | FRA |
8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | Bronze | 6 | — | — | 7 h1 r2/3 | 6 h1 r2/3 | 10 |
| Germany | GER |
6 | — | — | — | — | Silver | 4 | 5 | 5 | Bronze | 5 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
4 | — | — | 7 | 4 h1 r3/4 | — | 7 h2 r3/4 | 9 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — |
| Hungary | HUN |
9 | Bronze | Gold | — | 6 | 7 | Gold | Gold | 7 | 8 h1 r2/3 | 6 |
| Individual Neutral Athletes |  AIN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Italy | ITA |
3 | 4 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | 9 h1 r3/4 | — | — | — | Silver |
| Japan |  JPN |
4 | AC h1 r2/4 | — | 8 | 5 h1 r3/4 | 6 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kazakhstan |  KAZ |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 h2 r3/4 | 7 | — | 7 h1 r2/3 | 11 |
| Lithuania |  LTU |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | — |
| Mexico |  MEX |
5 | 4 h2 r2/4 | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | 5 h1 r2/3 | — | 9 h1 r2/3 | — |
| New Zealand |  NZL |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
4 | — | — | — | 4 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | Gold | Gold | Gold |
| Poland | POL |
8 | Silver | 4 | — | Silver | 3 h2 r2/3 | 8 h1 r3/4 | Silver | 9 | 9 | — |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR |
3 | — | — | 5 h1 r2/3 | 4 h2 r2/4 | — | 7 h1 r3/4 | — | — | — | — |
| Republic of Moldova | MDA |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | — | — | — | — |
| Romania | ROU |
10 | 4 | Silver | Silver | 7 | 4 | Bronze | Bronze | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | Bronze | Silver | — |
| Slovakia |  SVK |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 h1 r2/3 | 6 h1 r2/3 | — | — |
| Soviet Union | URS |
3 | Gold | 6 | — | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spain | ESP |
8 | — | 7 | Bronze | 4 h2 r3/4 | 4 h2 r2/3 | 7 | 4 | 5 h1 r2/3 | — | Bronze |
| Sweden |  SWE |
2 | 4 h1 r3/4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ukraine | UKR |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 h2 r3/4 | 8 | 4 h1 r2/3 | 8 | — |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | Gold | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States |  USA |
5 | 4 h3 r3/4 | — | 9 | 5 h2 r3/4 | 5 h1 r2/3 | — | — | 8 h1 r2/3 | — | — |
| Uzbekistan |  UZB |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — |
| West Germany |  FRG |
3 | 9 | — | 6 | 4 h3 r3/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
1 | — | DNS | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
