Canoeing
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
No. of events9

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Finland (FIN)4116
2 Sweden (SWE)1304
3 Czechoslovakia (TCH)1113
4 France (FRA)1012
5 Denmark (DEN)1001
 United States (USA)1001
7 Hungary (HUN)0213
8 Austria (AUT)0112
9 Canada (CAN)0101
10 Germany (GER)0033
11 Soviet Union (URS)0011
Totals (11 entries)99927

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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