Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held from 17 to 28 August 2004 at the Athens Olympic Canoe/Kayak Centre and the Athens Rowing/Canoeing Centre.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Hungary |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Slovakia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  France |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Spain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Canada |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Norway |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  China |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Australia |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Italy |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Great Britain |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Russia |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 |  Cuba |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Belarus |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Slalom[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's C1 | Tony Estanguet
|
Michal Martikan
|
Stefan Pfannmoeller
|
| Men's C2 | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner
|
Marcus Becker Stefan Henze
|
Ondrej Stepanek Jaroslav Volf
|
| Men's K1 | Benoit Peschier
|
Campbell Walsh
|
Fabien Lefevre
|
| Women's K1 | Elena Kaliska
|
Rebecca Giddens
|
Helen Reeves
|
Sprint[]
Men[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 500 metres | Andreas Dittmer
|
David Cal
|
Maxim Opalev
|
| C1 1000 metres | David Cal
|
Andreas Dittmer
|
Attila Vajda
|
| C2 500 metres | Meng Guanliang Yang Wenjun
|
Ledis Frank Balceiro Pajon Ibrahim Rojas Blanco
|
Alexander Kostoglod Alexander Kovalev
|
| C2 1000 metres | Christian Gille Tomasz Wylenzek
|
Alexander Kostoglod Alexander Kovalev
|
Gyorgy Kolonics Gyorgy Kozmann
|
| K1 500 metres | Adam van Koeverden
|
Nathan Baggaley
|
Ian Wynne
|
| K1 1000 metres | Eirik Veraas Larsen
|
Ben Fouhy
|
Adam van Koeverden
|
| K2 500 metres | Ronald Rauhe Tim Wieskotter
|
Nathan Baggaley Clint Robinson
|
Vadzim Makhneu Raman Piatrushenka
|
| K2 1000 metres | Henrik Nilsson Markus Oscarsson
|
Beniamino Bonomi Antonio Rossi
|
Nils Olav Fjeldheim Eirik Veraas Larsen
|
| K4 1000 metres | Hungary Gabor Horvath Zoltan Kammerer Botond Storcz Akos Vereckei |
Germany Bjoern Bach Andreas Ihle Stefan Ulm Mark Zabel |
Slovakia Juraj Baca Michal Riszdorfer Richard Riszdorfer Erik Vlcek |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| K1 500 metres | Natasa Janics
|
Josefa Idem
|
Caroline Brunet
|
| K2 500 metres | Natasa Janics Katalin Kovacs
|
Birgit Fischer Carolin Leonhardt
|
Aneta Pastuszka Beata Sokolowska Kulesza
|
| K4 500 metres | Germany Birgit Fischer Carolin Leonhardt Maike Nollen Katrin Wagner |
Hungary Kinga Bota Katalin Kovacs Szilvia Szabo Erzsebet Viski |
Ukraine Hanna Balabanova Olena Cherevatova Inna Osypenko Tetyana Semykina |
Statistics[]
- There were 328 total athletes from 51 countries.
- Khristos Tsakmakis was the youngest participant with 16 years and 348 days.
- Birgit Fischer-Schmidt was the oldest participant with 42 years and 182 days.
- Michal Martikan was chosen to be the flag bearer of Slovakia at the opening ceremony.
- Germany won 9 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Hungary won 6 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Slovakia won 4 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Canada won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Norway won 2 medals, more than in any other sport.
