Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, twelve events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1984.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | East Germany (GDR) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
3 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
6 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (10 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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K-1 500 metres details | Vanja Gesheva Bulgaria | Birgit Schmidt East Germany | Izabela Dylewska Poland |
K-2 500 metres details | Birgit Schmidt and Anke Nothnagel East Germany | Vanja Gesheva and Diana Paliiska Bulgaria | Annemiek Derckx and Annemarie Cox Netherlands |
K-4 500 metres details | East Germany (GDR) Birgit Schmidt Anke Nothnagel Ramona Portwich Heike Singer | Hungary (HUN) Erika Géczi Erika Mészáros Éva Rakusz Rita Kőbán | Bulgaria (BUL) Vanja Gesheva Diana Paliiska Ogniana Petkova Borislava Ivanova |
References
- 1988 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 2. pp. 336–50. (in English and French)
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-20.