History of Canoeing at the Olympic Games

Canoeing is a sport played at the Olympic Games since the 1936 edition in Berlin. Two disciplines are played in Olympic editions: Canoeing Speed and Canoeing Slalom, the latter being included in the program at the 1972 Olympic Games. After that, however, he was left out between 1976 and 1988, returning only at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona-1992. From then on, it was present in all editions.

A short time ago, Paracanoagem joined the Paralympic program at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In this event the vessels are adapted according to the functional skills of the athletes. The route is carried out in a straight line, demarcated by buoys, and is 200 m long. In addition to the individual disputes (male or female), there are also mixed tests, on boats with capacity for two people.

The country that leads the top of Olympic medals in World Canoeing is Germany, with 32 gold, 18 silver and 20 bronze medals, 70 in all. Brazil is currently in 34th position with two silvers and a bronze.