Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 7 to 20 August 2016 at the Olympic Whitewater Stadium and the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas.
Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Spain |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Great Britain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Slovakia |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  France |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New Zealand |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Ukraine |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Brazil |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Azerbaijan |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Denmark |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Serbia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Australia |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 |  Belarus |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Russia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists
Slalom
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's C-1 | Denis Gargaud Chanut
|
Matej Benus
|
Takuya Haneda
|
| Men's C-2 | Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár
|
David Florence Richard Hounslow
|
Gauthier Klauss Matthieu Péché
|
| Men's K-1 | Joseph Clarke
|
Peter Kauzer
|
Jiri Prskavec
|
| Women's K-1 | Maialen Chourrant
|
Luuka Jones
|
Jessica Fox
|
Sprint
Men
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 200 metres | Yuriy Cheban
|
Valentin Demyanenko
|
Isaquias Queiroz
|
| C-1 1000 metres | Sebastian Brendel
|
Isaquias Queiroz
|
- |
| C-2 1000 metres | Sebastian Brendel Jan Vandrey
|
Isaquias Queiroz Erion Silva
|
Dmytro Ianchuk Taras Mishchuk
|
| K-1 200 metres | Liam Heath
|
Maxime Beaumont
|
Saúl Craviotto Ronald Rauhe
|
| K-1 1000 metres | Marcus Walz
|
Josef Dostál
|
Roman Anoshkin
|
| K-2 200 metres | Saúl Craviotto Cristian Toro
|
Liam Heath Jon Schofield
|
Aurimas Lankas Edvinas Ramanauskas
|
| K-2 1000 metres | Marcus Gross Max Rendschmidt
|
Marko Tomicevic Milenko Zoric
|
Lachlan Tame Ken Wallace
|
| K-4 1000 metres | Germany Marcus Gross Max Hoff Tom Liebscher Max Rendschmidt |
Slovakia Tibor Linka Denis Myšák Juraj Tarr Erik Vlcek |
Czech Republic Josef Dostál Daniel Havel Jan Sterba Lukáš Trefil |
Women
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 200 metres | Lisa Carrington
|
Marta Walczykiewicz
|
Inna Osypenko-Radomska
|
| K-1 500 metres | Danuta Kozák
|
Emma Jørgensen
|
Lisa Carrington
|
| K-2 500 metres | Danuta Kozák Gabriella Szabó
|
Time Dietze Franziska Weber
|
Beata Mikolajczyk Karolina Naja
|
| K-4 500 metres | Hungary Tamara Csipes Krisztina Fazekas Danuta Kozák Gabriella Szabó |
Germany Tina Dietze Sabrina Hering Steffi Kriegerstein Franziska Weber |
Belarus Volha Khudzenka Nadzeya Liapenshka Maryna Litvinchuk Marharyta Makhneva |
Statistics
- There were 331 total athletes from 54 countries.
- Hind Jamili was the youngest participant with 17 years and 240 days.
- Martin Marinov was the oldest participant with 48 years and 299 days.
- 3 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Germany won 7 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Spain won 4 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Slovakia won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.