Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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C-1 1000 m		men
C-1 10000 m		men
C-2 1000 m		men
C-2 10000 m		men
K-1 500 m				women
K-1 1000 m		men
K-1 10000 m		men
K-2 1000 m		men
K-2 10000 m		men

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. For the first time, a women's event was part of the Olympic program.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
C-1 1000 metres	Josef Holeček Czechoslovakia (TCH)	Douglas Bennett Canada (CAN)	Robert Boutigny France (FRA)
C-1 10000 metres	František Čapek Czechoslovakia (TCH)	Frank Havens United States (USA)	Norman Lane Canada (CAN)
C-2 1000 metres	Czechoslovakia (TCH) Jan Brzák-Felix Bohumil Kudrna	United States (USA) Steven Lysak Stephen Macknowski	France (FRA) Georges Dransart Georges Gandil
C-2 10000 metres	United States (USA) Steven Lysak Stephen Macknowski	Czechoslovakia (TCH) Václav Havel Jiří Pecka	France (FRA) Georges Dransart Georges Gandil
K-1 1000 metres	Gert Fredriksson Sweden (SWE)	Johan Andersen Denmark (DEN)	Henri Eberhardt France (FRA)
K-1 10000 metres	Gert Fredriksson Sweden (SWE)	Kurt Wires Finland (FIN)	Eivind Skabo Norway (NOR)
K-2 1000 metres	Sweden (SWE) Hans Berglund Lennart Klingström	Denmark (DEN) Ejvind Hansen Jakob Jensen	Finland (FIN) Thor Axelsson Nils Björklöf
K-2 10000 metres	Sweden (SWE) Gunnar Åkerlund Hans Wetterström	Norway (NOR) Ivar Mathisen Knut Østby	Finland (FIN) Thor Axelsson Nils Björklöf

Women's event

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
K-1 500 metres	Karen Hoff Denmark (DEN)	Alida van der Anker-Doedens Netherlands (NED)	Fritzi Schwingl Austria (AUT)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Sweden (SWE)	4	0	0	4
2	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	3	1	0	4
3	Denmark (DEN)	1	2	0	3
	United States (USA)	1	2	0	3
5	Finland (FIN)	0	1	2	3
6	Canada (CAN)	0	1	1	2
	Norway (NOR)	0	1	1	2
8	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	0	1
9	France (FRA)	0	0	4	4
10	Austria (AUT)	0	0	1	1

References

• 1948 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 307–16.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-05.