Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Canoeing at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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No. of events | 7 |
Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
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Sprint![]() | ||
C-1 1000 m | men | |
C-2 1000 m | men | |
K-1 500 m | women | |
K-1 1000 m | men | |
K-2 500 m | women | |
K-2 1000 m | men | |
K-4 1000 m | men | |
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1964. Lake Xochimilco was where the events took place.
Medal summary
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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C-1 1000 metres |
Tibor Tatai![]() |
Detlef Lewe![]() |
Vitaly Galkov![]() |
C-2 1000 metres |
Ivan Patzaichin and Serghei Covaliov ![]() |
Tamás Wichmann and Gyula Petrikovics ![]() |
Naum Prokupets and Mikhail Zamotin ![]() |
K-1 1000 metres |
Mihály Hesz![]() |
Aleksandr Shaparenko![]() |
Erik Hansen![]() |
K-2 1000 metres |
Aleksandr Shaparenko and Vladimir Morozov ![]() |
Csaba Giczi and István Timár ![]() |
Gerhard Siebold and Günther Pfaff ![]() |
K-4 1000 metres |
![]() Steinar Amundsen Tore Berger Egil Søby Jan Johansen |
![]() Anton Calenic Haralambie Ivanov Dimitrie Ivanov Mihai Ţurcaş |
![]() Csaba Giczi Imre Szöllősi István Timár István Csizmadia |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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K-1 500 metres |
Lyudmila Pinayeva![]() |
Renate Breuer![]() |
Viorica Dumitru![]() |
K-2 500 metres |
Roswitha Esser and Annemarie Zimmermann ![]() |
Anna Pfeffer and Katalin Rozsnyói ![]() |
Lyudmila Pinayeva and Antonina Seredina ![]() |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
References
- 1968 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3, Part 2. pp. 614–21. (in English and French)
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-20.