Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was contested in two main disciplines: canoe slalom, from 7 to 11 August, and canoe sprint, from 15 to 20 August. The slalom competition was held at the Olympic Whitewater Stadium; whereas the sprint events were staged at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Copacabana. The location for canoeing events was a source of concern for athletes since the Brazilian federal government's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation lab has found the genes of drug-resistant super bacteria in Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon.

Around 330 athletes participated in 16 events.

Qualification

A new qualification system had been created for both slalom and sprint canoeing at the 2016 Olympic Games. The quotas were set for each event by the International Canoe Federation in August 2014.

Competition schedule

HHeats½SemifinalsFFinal +Slalom Event↓/Date → Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Men's C-1 H ½F Men's C-2 H ½F Men's K-1 H ½F Women's K-1 H ½F

+Sprint Event↓/Date → Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Men's C-1 200 m H ½ F Men's C-1 1000 m H ½ F Men's C-2 1000 m H ½ F Men's K-1 200 m H ½ F Men's K-1 1000 m H ½ F Men's K-2 200 m H ½ F Men's K-2 1000 m H ½ F Men's K-4 1000 m H ½ F Women's K-1 200 m H ½ F Women's K-1 500 m H ½ F Women's K-2 500 m H ½ F Women's K-4 500 m H ½ F

Participating Participating nations

Competitors

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

Sprint Men C-1 200 metres C-1 1000 metres C-2 1000 metres K-1 200 metres K-1 1000 metres K-2 200 metres K-2 1000 metres K-4 1000 metresMax RendschmidtTom LiebscherMax HoffMarcus GrossDenis MyšákErik VlčekJuraj TarrTibor LinkaDaniel HavelLukáš TrefilJosef DostálJan Štěrba

Serghei Tarnovschi of Moldova finished third, but was stripped of his bronze medal due to a failed doping test.

Women K-1 200 metres K-1 500 metres K-2 500 metres K-4 500 metresGabriella SzabóDanuta KozákTamara CsipesKrisztina FazekasSabrina HeringFranziska WeberSteffi KriegersteinTina DietzeMarharyta MakhnevaNadzeya LiapeshkaVolha KhudzenkaMaryna Litvinchuk

By nation Key Host nation (Brazil)

See also Paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

References

External links

Results Book – Canoe Slalom Results Book – Canoe Sprint International Canoe Federation