Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 11 to 23 August 2008 at the Shunyi Rowing-Canoeing Park.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Belarus |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Spain |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Australia |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  Great Britain |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Russia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Ukraine |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  China |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Canada |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Czech Republic |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Togo |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Slalom[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's C1 | Michal Martikan
|
David Florence
|
Robin Bell
|
| Men's C2 | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner
|
Ondrej Stepanek Jaroslav Volf
|
Mikhail Kuznetsov Dmitry Larionov
|
| Men's K1 | Alexander Grimm
|
Fabien Lefevre
|
Benjamin Boukpeti
|
| Women's K1 | Elena Kaliska
|
Jacqueline Lawrence
|
Violetta Oblinger Peters
|
Sprint[]
Men[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 500 metres | Maxim Opalev
|
David Cal
|
Iurii Cheban
|
| C1 1000 metres | Attila Sandor Vajda
|
David Cal
|
Thomas Hall
|
| C2 500 metres | Meng Guanliang Yang Wenjun
|
Alexander Kostoglod Sergey Ulegin
|
Christian Gille Thomasz Wylenzek
|
| C2 1000 metres | Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Andrei Bahdanovich
|
Christian Gille Thomasz Wylenzek
|
Tamas Kiss Gyorgy Kozmann
|
| K1 500 metres | Ken Wallace
|
Adam van Koeverden
|
Tim Brabants
|
| K1 1000 metres | Tim Brabants
|
Eirik Veraas Larsen
|
Ken Wallace
|
| K2 500 metres | Saul Craviotto Carlos Perez
|
Ronald Rauhe Tim Wieskotter
|
Vadzim Makneu Raman Piatrushenka
|
| K2 1000 metres | Martin Hollstein Andreas Ihle
|
Kim Wraae Knudsen Rene Holten Poulsen
|
Andrea Facchin Antonio Scaduto
|
| K4 1000 metres | Belarus Aliaksei Abalmasau Artur Litvinchuk Vadzim Makhneu Raman Piatrushenka |
Slovakia Michal Riszdorfer Richard Riszdorfer Juraj Tarr Erik Vlcek |
Germany Lutz Altepost Norman Brockl Torsten Eckbrett Bjorn Goldschmidt |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| K1 500 metres | Inna Osypenko-Radomska
|
Josefa Idem
|
Katrin Wagner-Augustin
|
| K2 500 metres | Natasa Janic Katalin Kovacs
|
Aneta Konieczna Beata Mikolajczyk
|
Marie Delattre Anne-Laure Viard
|
| K4 500 metres | Germany Fanny Fischer Nicole Reinhardt Katrin Wagner-Augustin Conny Wassmuth |
Hungary Natasa Janic Katalin Kovacs Danuta Kozak Gabriella Timea Szabo |
Australia Hannah Davis Lyndsie Fogarty Chantal Meek Lisa Oldenhof |
Statistics[]
- There were 330 total athletes from 57 countries.
- Liang Peixing was the youngest participant with 16 years and 254 days.
- Josefa Idem-Guerrini was the oldest participant with 43 years and 330 days.
- 13 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Germany won 8 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Hungary and Slovakia won 4 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Togo won its only medal of this edition of the Olympic Games.