Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 11 to 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.

Peter Hochschorner and Pavol Hochschorner from Slovakia became the first slalom canoeists to win three Olympic gold medals.

Qualification

Medal summary By event Slalom Men's C-1 Men's C-2 Men's K-1 Women's K-1

Sprint Men C-1 500 metres C-1 1000 metres C-2 500 metres C-2 1000 metres K-1 500 metres K-1 1000 metres K-2 500 metres K-2 1000 metres K-4 1000 metresRaman PiatrushenkaAliaksei AbalmasauArtur LitvinchukVadzim MakhneuRichard RiszdorferMichal RiszdorferErik VlčekJuraj TarrLutz AltepostNorman BröcklTorsten EckbrettBjorn Hogel Goldschmidt

Women K-1 500 metres K-2 500 metres K-4 500 metresFanny FischerNicole ReinhardtKatrin Wagner-AugustinConny WaßmuthKatalin KovácsGabriella SzabóDanuta KozákNataša JanićLisa OldenhofHannah DavisChantal MeekLyndsie Fogarty

By nation

References

International Canoe Federation 2008 Olympic Qualification System Flatwater Racing Quotas Situation after Global Qualification Competition

External links Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Racing – Official Results Book Canoe/Kayak Slalom – Official Results Book