Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from 28 to 30 July 1976 at the Olympic Basin, Notre Dame Island on the outskirts of Montreal.
This edition marked the debut of the men's 500 metres (C1, C2, K1, and K2).
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  East Germany |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Romania |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Yugoslavia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Hungary |
0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 |  Canada |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 500 metres | Aleksandr Rogov
|
John Wood
|
Matija Ljubek
|
| C1 1000 metres | Matija Ljubek
|
Vasiliy Iurchenko
|
Tamas Wichmann
|
| C2 500 metres | Sergej Petrenko Aleksandr Vinogradov
|
Andrzej Gronowicz Jerzy Opara
|
Tamas Buday Oszkar Frey
|
| C2 1000 metres | Sergej Petrenko Aleksandr Vinogradov
|
Gheorghe Danielov Gheorghe Simionov
|
Tamas Buday Oszkar Frey
|
| K1 500 metres | Vasile Diba
|
Zoltan Sztanity
|
Rudiger Helm
|
| K1 1000 metres | Rudiger Helm
|
Geza Csapo
|
Vasile Diba
|
| K2 500 metres | Joachim Mattern Bernd Olbricht
|
Sergey Nagorny Vladimir Romanovskiy
|
Policarp Malihin Larion Serghei
|
| K2 1000 metres | Sergey Nagorny Vladimir Romanovskiy
|
Joachim Mattern Bernd Olbricht
|
Zoltan Bako Istvan Szabo
|
| K4 1000 metres | Soviet Union Sergey Chuhray Aleksandr Degtiarev Yuriy Filatov Vladimir Morozov |
Spain Jose Esteban Celorrio Jose Lopez Diaz-Flor Herminio Menendez Luis Ramos Misione |
East Germany Peter Bischof Bernd Duvigneau Rudiger Helm Jurgen Lehnert |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| K1 500 metres | Carola Zirzow
|
Tatiana Korshunova
|
Klara Rajnai
|
| K2 500 metres | Nina Gopova Galina Kraft
|
Anna Pfeffer Klara Rajnai
|
Barbel Koster Carola Zirzow
|
Statistics[]
- There were 245 total athletes from 28 countries.
- Sue Whitebrook was the youngest participant with 16 years and 177 days.
- Mak Chi Wai was the oldest participant with 39 years and 185 days.
- Hungary won 8 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Spain won its first-ever medal in the sport.