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Canoeing

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Disciplines Canoe Marathon, Canoe Slalom, Canoe Sprint
Participants 3416
NOCs 104
Competitions held 242
Distinct events 45
IF International Canoe Federation

Description

All-time medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Germany GER 38 24 26 88
Soviet Union URS 29 13 9 51
Hungary HUN 28 31 27 86
Sweden SWE 15 11 4 30
East Germany GDR 14 7 9 30
Romania ROU 10 10 14 34
New Zealand NZL 10 3 2 15
France FRA 8 9 19 36
Slovakia SVK 8 7 5 20
Czechoslovakia TCH 7 4 1 12
Italy ITA 6 7 4 17
United States USA 6 5 6 17
Norway NOR 6 4 4 14
Spain ESP 5 10 5 20
Australia AUS 5 8 14 27
Great Britain GBR 5 8 6 19
Czechia CZE 5 6 6 17
Finland FIN 5 2 3 10
Canada CAN 4 11 11 26
Bulgaria BUL 4 5 8 17
Denmark DEN 3 6 7 16
Austria AUT 3 5 6 14
Ukraine UKR 3 3 4 10
People's Republic of China CHN 3 2 0 5
West Germany FRG 2 6 3 11
Russian Federation RUS 2 4 7 13
Belarus BLR 2 3 4 9
Yugoslavia YUG 2 2 1 5
Cuba CUB 1 3 0 4
Brazil BRA 1 2 1 4
Slovenia SLO 1 2 0 3
Unified Team EUN 1 1 0 2
Poland POL 0 8 14 22
Netherlands NED 0 3 5 8
Latvia LAT 0 2 0 2
Azerbaijan AZE 0 1 1 2
Portugal POR 0 1 1 2
Republic of Moldova MDA 0 1 1 2
Serbia SRB 0 1 0 1
Switzerland SUI 0 1 0 1
Israel ISR 0 0 1 1
Japan JPN 0 0 1 1
Lithuania LTU 0 0 1 1
South Africa RSA 0 0 1 1
Togo TOG 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Birgit Fischer-Schmidt GDR
GER		 8 4 0 12
Gert Fredriksson SWE 6 1 1 8
Danuta Kozák HUN 6 1 1 8
Lisa Carrington NZL 5 0 1 6
Ivan Patzaichin ROU 4 3 0 7
Katrin Wagner-Augustin GER 4 1 1 6
Ian Ferguson NZL 4 1 0 5
Katalin Kovács HUN 3 5 0 8
Agneta Andersson SWE 3 2 2 7
Knut Holmann NOR 3 2 1 6
Natasa Dusev-Janics HUN
SCG		 3 2 1 6

Event types

Discipline Name Gender Still contested? Times held?
Canoe Marathon Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres Men 4
Canoe Marathon Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres Men 4
Canoe Marathon Canadian Singles, 10,000 metres Men 3
Canoe Marathon Canadian Doubles, 10,000 metres Men 4
Canoe Marathon Folding Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres Men 1
Canoe Marathon Folding Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres Men 1
Canoe Slalom Kayak Singles, Slalom Men 9
Canoe Slalom Canadian Singles, Slalom Men 9
Canoe Slalom Canadian Doubles, Slalom Men 8
Canoe Slalom Kayak Singles, Slalom Women 9
Canoe Slalom Canadian Singles, Slalom Women 1
Canoe Sprint Kayak Singles, 200 metres Men 3
Canoe Sprint Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres Men 20
Canoe Sprint Kayak Doubles, 200 metres Men 2
Canoe Sprint Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres Men 20
Canoe Sprint Kayak Fours, 500 metres Men 1
Canoe Sprint Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres Men 14
Canoe Sprint Canadian Singles, 200 metres Men 2
Canoe Sprint Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres Men 20
Canoe Sprint Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres Men 20
Canoe Sprint Kayak Singles, 200 metres Women 3
Canoe Sprint Kayak Singles, 500 metres Women 19
Canoe Sprint Kayak Doubles, 500 metres Women 16
Canoe Sprint Kayak Fours, 500 metres Women 10
Canoe Sprint Canadian Singles, 200 metres Women 1
Canoe Sprint Canadian Doubles, 500 metres Women 1
Canoe Sprint Kayak Singles, Obstacle Slalom Boys 3
Canoe Sprint Kayak Singles, Head to Head Boys 3
Canoe Sprint Canoe Singles, Obstacle Slalom Boys 3
Canoe Sprint Canoe Singles, Head to Head Boys 3
Canoe Sprint Kayak Singles, Head to Head Girls 3
Canoe Sprint Kayak Singles, Obstacle Slalom Girls 3
Canoe Sprint Canoe Singles, Head to Head Girls 2
Canoe Sprint Canoe Singles, Obstacle Slalom Girls 2
Canoe Sprint Kayak Singles, 500 metres Men 9
Canoe Sprint Kayak Doubles, 500 metres Men 9
Canoe Sprint Kayak Relay, 4 × 500 metres Men 1
Canoe Sprint Canadian Singles, 500 metres Men 9
Canoe Sprint Canadian Doubles, 500 metres Men 9
Canoe Sprint Kayak Singles, 800 metres Men 1
Canoe Sprint Kayak Doubles, 800 metres Men 1
Canoe Sprint Kayak Fours, 800 metres Men 1
Canoe Sprint Canadian Singles, 800 metres Men 1
Canoe Sprint Canadian Doubles, 800 metres Men 1
Canoe Sprint Canadian Fours, 800 metres Men 1