| 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.
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 1000 metres |
Tibor Tatai Hungary
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Detlef Lewe West Germany
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Vitaly Galkov Soviet Union
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| C-2 1000 metres |
Ivan Patzaichin and Serghei Covaliov (ROU) |
Tamás Wichmann and Gyula Petrikovics (HUN) |
Naum Prokupets and Mikhail Zamotin (URS) |
| K-1 1000 metres |
Mihály Hesz Hungary
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Aleksandr Shaparenko Soviet Union
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Erik Hansen Denmark
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| K-2 1000 metres |
Aleksandr Shaparenko and Vladimir Morozov (URS) |
Csaba Giczy and István Timár (HUN) |
Gerhard Siebold and Günther Pfaff (AUT) |
| K-4 1000 metres |
Norway (NOR) Steinar Amundsen Tore Berger Egil Søby Jan Johansen |
Romania (ROU) Anton Calenic Haralambie Ivanov Dimitrie Ivanov Mihai Țurcaș |
Hungary (HUN) Csaba Giczy Imre Szöllősi István Timár István Csizmadia |
Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 metres |
Lyudmila Pinayeva Soviet Union
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Renate Breuer West Germany
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Viorica Dumitru Romania
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| K-2 500 metres |
Annemarie Zimmermann and Roswitha Esser (FRG) |
Anna Pfeffer and Katalin Rozsnyói (HUN) |
Lyudmila Pinayeva and Antonina Seredina (URS) |
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.
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