Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1948.
| Canoeing at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| No. of events | 9 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Hungary | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 |  Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 1000 metres |
Josef Holeček Czechoslovakia |
János Parti Hungary |
Olavi Ojanperä Finland |
| C-1 10000 metres |
Frank Havens United States |
Gábor Novák Hungary |
Alfréd Jindra Czechoslovakia |
| C-2 1000 metres |
Bent Peder Rasch and Finn Haunstoft (DEN) |
Jan Brzák-Felix and Bohumil Kudrna (TCH) |
Egon Drews and Wilfried Soltau (GER) |
| C-2 10000 metres |
Georges Turlier and Jean Laudet (FRA) |
Kenneth Lane and Donald Hawgood (CAN) |
Egon Drews and Wilfried Soltau (GER) |
| K-1 1000 metres |
Gert Fredriksson Sweden |
Thorvald Strömberg Finland |
Louis Gantois France |
| K-1 10000 metres |
Thorvald Strömberg Finland |
Gert Fredriksson Sweden |
Michael Scheuer Germany |
| K-2 1000 metres |
Kurt Wires and Yrjö Hietanen (FIN) |
Lars Glassér and Ingemar Hedberg (SWE) |
Maximilian Raub and Herbert Wiedermann (AUT) |
| K-2 10000 metres |
Kurt Wires and Yrjö Hietanen (FIN) |
Gunnar Åkerlund and Hans Wetterström (SWE) |
Ferenc Varga and József Gurovits (HUN) |
Women's event
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 metres |
Sylvi Saimo Finland |
Gertrude Liebhart Austria |
Nina Savina Soviet Union |
Participating nations
Austria (7)
Belgium (4)
Canada (11)
Czechoslovakia (13)
Denmark (9)
Finland (10)
France (13)
Germany (10)
Great Britain (7)
Hungary (12)
Italy (6)
Luxembourg (4)
Netherlands (5)
Norway (4)
Romania (1)
Saar (3)
Soviet Union (13)
Sweden (10)
Switzerland (7)
United States (9)
Yugoslavia (1)
References
- 1952 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 624–37.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
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