| Canoeing at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| No. of events | 9 |
| Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Sprint | ||
| 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 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1948.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland (FIN) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 1000 metres |
Josef Holeček Czechoslovakia
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János Parti Hungary
|
Olavi Ojanperä Finland
|
| C-1 10000 metres |
Frank Havens United States
|
Gábor Novák Hungary
|
Alfréd Jindra Czechoslovakia
|
| C-2 1000 metres |
Bent Peder Rasch and Finn Haunstoft (DEN) |
Jan Brzák-Felix and Bohumil Kudrna (TCH) |
Egon Drews and Wilfried Soltau (GER) |
| C-2 10000 metres |
Georges Turlier and Jean Laudet (FRA) |
Kenneth Lane and Donald Hawgood (CAN) |
Egon Drews and Wilfried Soltau (GER) |
| K-1 1000 metres |
Gert Fredriksson Sweden
|
Thorvald Strömberg Finland
|
Louis Gantois France
|
| K-1 10000 metres |
Thorvald Strömberg Finland
|
Gert Fredriksson Sweden
|
Michael Scheuer Germany
|
| K-2 1000 metres |
Kurt Wires and Yrjö Hietanen (FIN) |
Lars Glassér and Ingemar Hedberg (SWE) |
Maximilian Raub and Herbert Wiedermann (AUT) |
| K-2 10000 metres |
Kurt Wires and Yrjö Hietanen (FIN) |
Gunnar Åkerlund and Hans Wetterström (SWE) |
Ferenc Varga and József Gurovits (HUN) |
Women's event
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 metres |
Sylvi Saimo Finland
|
Gertrude Liebhart Austria
|
Nina Savina Soviet Union
|
References
- 1952 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 624–37.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
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