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	Douglas Bennett Canada	Robert Boutigny France
C-1 10000 metres	František Čapek Czechoslovakia	Frank Havens United States	Norman Lane Canada
C-2 1000 metres	Jan Brzák-Felix and Bohumil Kudrna Czechoslovakia	Steven Lysak and Stephen Macknowski United States	Georges Dransart and Georges Gandil France
C-2 10000 metres	Steven Lysak and Stephen Macknowski United States	Václav Havel and Jiří Pecka Czechoslovakia	Georges Dransart and Georges Gandil France
K-1 1000 metres	Gert Fredriksson Sweden	Johan Andersen Denmark	Henri Eberhardt France
K-1 10000 metres	Gert Fredriksson Sweden	Kurt Wires Finland	Eivind Skabo Norway
K-2 1000 metres	Hans Berglund and Lennart Klingström Sweden	Ejvind Hansen and Jakob Jensen Denmark	Thor Axelsson and Nils Björklöf Finland
K-2 10000 metres	Gunnar Åkerlund and Hans Wetterström Sweden	Ivar Mathisen and Knut Østby Norway	Thor Axelsson and Nils Björklöf Finland

Women's event

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

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
3	United States (USA)	1	2	0	3
5	Finland (FIN)	0	1	2	3
6	Canada (CAN)	0	1	1	2
6	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.

Events at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London

Athletics Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Gymnastics Lacrosse (demonstration) Modern pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling Art competitions (unofficial)

Canoeing and kayaking at the Summer Olympics

	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 (demonstration) 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

List of medalists men women List of venues

Coordinates: 51°33′18″N 0°53′25″W / 51.5551°N 0.8903°W / 51.5551; -0.8903

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