Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics was held from 26 September to 1 October 1988 at the Misari Regatta Course.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany |
3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  United States |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  New Zealand |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Poland |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Australia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  France |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 500 metres | Olaf Heukrodt
|
Mikhail Slivinskii
|
Martin Marinov
|
| C1 1000 metres | Ivan Klementiev
|
Joerg Schmidt
|
Nikolai Boukhalov
|
| C2 500 metres | Nikolai Jouravski Victor Reneiski
|
Marek Dopierala Marek Lbik
|
Joel Bettin Philippe Renaud
|
| C2 1000 metres | Nikolai Jouravski Victor Reneiski
|
Olaf Heukrodt Ingo Spelly
|
Marek Dopierala Marek Lbik
|
| K1 500 metres | Zsolt Gyulay
|
Andreas Staehle
|
Paul MacDonald
|
| K1 1000 metres | Greg Barton
|
Grant Davies
|
Andre Wohllebe
|
| K2 500 metres | Ian Ferguson Paul MacDonald
|
Victor Denissov Igor Nagaev
|
Attila Abraham Ferenc Csipes
|
| K2 1000 metres | Greg Barton Norman Bellingham
|
Ian Ferguson Paul MacDonald
|
Peter Foster Kelvin Graham
|
| K4 1000 metres | Hungary Attila Abraham Ferenc Csipes Zsolt Gyulay Sandor Hodosi |
Soviet Union Victor Denissov Sergei Kirsanov Alexander Motouzenko Igor Nagaev |
East Germany Hans-Joerg Bliesener Kay Bluhm Andreas Staehle Andre Wohllebe |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| K1 500 metres | Vania Guecheva
|
Birgit Schmidt
|
Izabela Dylewska
|
| K2 500 metres | Birgit Schmidt Anke Nothnagel 
|
Vania Guecheva Diana Paliiska
|
Annemarie Cox Annemiek Derckx
|
| K4 500 metres | East Germany Anke Nothnagel Ramona Portwich Birgit Schmidt Heike Singer |
Hungary Erika Geczi Rita Koban Erika Meszaros Eva Rakusz |
Bulgaria Vania Guecheva Borislava Ivanova Diana Paliiska Ogniana Petkova |
Statistics[]
- There were 275 total athletes from 32 countries.
- Lee Do-hee was the youngest participant with 17 years and 73 days.
- Ian Ferguson was the oldest participant with 36 years and 73 days.
- 4 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- United States won its first-ever gold medal in the sport.
