Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held from 29 July to 11 August 2012 at the Lee Valley White Water Centre and the Eton Dorney.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  Hungary |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Great Britain |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  France |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Ukraine |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Russia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Australia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Spain |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Belarus |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Canada |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  Czech Republic |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Portugal |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Slovakia |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 |  Poland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 South Africa |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Slalom[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's C1 | Tony Estanguet
|
Sideris Tasiadis
|
Michal Martikan
|
| Men's C2 | Tim Baillie Etienne Stott
|
David Florence Richard Hounslow
|
Peter Hochschorner Pavol Hochschorner
|
| Men's K1 | Daniele Molmenti
|
Vavrinec Hradilek
|
Hannes Aigner
|
| Women's K1 | Emilie Fer
|
Jessica Fox
|
Maialen Chourraut
|
Sprint[]
Men[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 200 metres | Yuri Cheban
|
Ivan Shtyl
|
Alfonso Benavidez Lopes de Ayala
|
| C1 1000 metres | Sebastian Brendel
|
David Cal Figueroa
|
Mark Oldershaw
|
| C2 1000 metres | Peter Kretschmer Kurt Kuschela
|
Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Andrei Bahdanovich
|
Alexey Korovashkov Ilya Pervukhin
|
| K1 200 metres | Ed McKeever
|
Saul Craviotto Rivero
|
Mark de Jonge
|
| K1 1000 metres | Eirik Veras Larsen
|
Adam van Koeverden
|
Max Hoff
|
| K2 200 metres | Alexander Dyachenko Yury Postrigay
|
Vadzim Makhneu Raman Piatrushenka
|
Liam Heath Jon Schofield
|
| K2 1000 metres | Rudolf Dombi Roland Kokeny
|
Fernando Pimenta Emanuel Silva
|
Martin Hollstein Andreas Ihle
|
| K4 1000 metres | Australia Jacob Clear Dave Smith Tate Smith Murray Stewart |
Hungary Zoltan Kammerer Tamas Kulifai Daniel Pauman David Toth |
Czech Republic Josef Dostal Daniel Havel Jan Sterba Lukas Trefil |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| K1 200 metres | Lisa Carrington
|
Inna Osypenko-Radomska
|
Natasa Douchev-Janics
|
| K1 500 metres | Danuta Kozak
|
Inna Osypenko-Radomska
|
Bridgitte Hartley
|
| K2 500 metres | Tina Dietze Franziska Weber
|
Natasa Douchev-Janics Katalin Kovacs
|
Beata Mikolajczyk Karolina Naja
|
| K4 500 metres | Hungary Krisztina Fazekas Katalin Kovacs Danuta Kozak Gabriella Szabo |
Germany Tina Dietze Carolin Leonhardt Katrin Wagner-Augustin Franziska Weber |
Belarus Volha Khudzenka Iryna Pamialova Nadzeya Papok Maryna Pautaran |
Statistics[]
- There were 332 total athletes from 56 countries.
- Ana Satila was the youngest participant with 16 years and 139 days.
- Josefa Idem-Guerrini was the oldest participant with 47 years and 318 days.
- 5 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Hungary won 6 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Spain won 4 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Belarus won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Portugal won its only medal of this edition of the Olympic Games.