| Canoeing at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
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| No. of events | 9 |
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Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 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
|
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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