Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park |
Dates | August 11–23, 2008 |
Competitors | 128 |
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Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 11 to 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.
Peter Hochschorner and Pavol Hochschorner from Slovakia became the first slalom canoeists to win three Olympic gold medals.
Qualification
Medal summary
By event
Slalom
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's C-1 details | Michal Martikán Slovakia | David Florence Great Britain | Robin Bell Australia |
Men's C-2 details | Pavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner (SVK) | Ondřej Štěpánek and Jaroslav Volf (CZE) | Mikhail Kuznetsov and Dmitry Larionov (RUS) |
Men's K-1 details | Alexander Grimm Germany | Fabien Lefèvre France | Benjamin Boukpeti Togo |
Women's K-1 details | Elena Kaliská Slovakia | Jacqueline Lawrence Australia | Violetta Oblinger-Peters Austria |
Sprint
- Men
- Women
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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K-1 500 metres details | Inna Osypenko Ukraine | Josefa Idem Italy | Katrin Wagner-Augustin Germany |
K-2 500 metres details | Katalin Kovács and Natasa Janics (HUN) | Beata Mikołajczyk and Aneta Konieczna (POL) | Marie Delattre and Anne-Laure Viard (FRA) |
K-4 500 metres details | Germany (GER) Fanny Fischer Nicole Reinhardt Katrin Wagner-Augustin Conny Waßmuth | Hungary (HUN) Katalin Kovács Gabriella Szabó Danuta Kozák Nataša Janić | Australia (AUS) Lisa Oldenhof Hannah Davis Chantal Meek Lyndsie Fogarty |
By nation
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
2 | Slovakia (SVK) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
14 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
References
- International Canoe Federation
- 2008 Olympic Qualification System
- Flatwater Racing Quotas Situation after Global Qualification Competition
External links
- Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Racing – Official Results Book
- Canoe/Kayak Slalom – Official Results Book