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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 metres |
Vanja Gesheva Bulgaria |
Birgit Schmidt East Germany |
Izabela Dylewska Poland |
| K-2 500 metres |
Birgit Schmidt and Anke Nothnagel East Germany |
Vanja Gesheva and Diana Paliiska Bulgaria |
Annemiek Derckx and Annemarie Cox Netherlands |
| K-4 500 metres |
East Germany Birgit Schmidt Anke Nothnagel Ramona Portwich Heike Singer |
Hungary Erika Géczi Erika Mészáros Éva Rakusz Rita Kőbán |
Bulgaria Vanja Gesheva Diana Paliiska Ogniana Petkova Borislava Ivanova |
References
- 1988 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 2. Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine pp. 336–50. (in English and French)
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-20.