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- Debuted as an exhibition sport in 1924International Olympic Committee: Flatwater History
- Became a full medal sport in 1936International Olympic Committee: Canoe / Kayak Flatwater History
- Men's events: Six canoeing and six kayakingNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
- Women's events: Four kayakingNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
- Flatwater and slalom events heldOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Sports
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Canoeing and kayaking medals have been awarded at the Summer Olympics since 1936.International Olympic Committee: Flatwater History Male athletes compete in six canoeing events and six kayaking events, while female athletes compete in four kayaking events.NBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, canoeing and kayaking events were held at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park from August 11 to August 23, 2008.Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Slalom Time and Venue Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Flatwater Time and Venue Germany led all nations in canoeing and kayaking medals, winning eight. Australia followed with five medals, while Slovakia and Hungary each won four.NBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak 2008 Medals Standings By Nation
History
Canoeing and kayaking were introduced to the Summer Games in 1924 as exhibition events.International Olympic Committee: Canoe / Kayak Flatwater History Men's flatwater events, where all athletes compete at the same time, were added as full medal events in 1936.International Olympic Committee: Canoe / Kayak Flatwater HistoryNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics Women's flatwater events were introduced in 1948.International Olympic Committee: Canoe / Kayak Flatwater History Slalom events, where each individual or team completes a course, one at a time, for the fastest time, were first held in 1972, then returned in 1992.International Olympic Committee: Canoe / Kayak Slalom HistoryNBC Olympics: Canoeing BasicsMen's Flatwater Events
- One-person 1000 m kayakNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
- One-person 500 m kayakNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
- Two-person 1000 m kayakNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
- Two-person 500 m kayakNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
- Four-person 1000 m kayakNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
- One-person 1000 m canoeNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
- One-person 500 m canoeNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
- Two-person 1000 m canoeNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
- Two-person 500 m canoeNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
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2008 Olympic Canoeing Medal Winners
Men's Slalom/Whitewater Event Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal One-person canoe Michal Martikan - Slovakia David Florence - Great Britain Robin Bell - Australia One-person kayak Alexander Grimm - Germany Fabien Lefevre - France Benjamin Boukpeti - Togo Two-person canoe Cedric Forgit and Martin Braud - France Pavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner - Slovakia Jaroslav Volf and Ondrej Stepanek - Czech Republic
Women's Flatwater Event Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal One-person 500 m kayak Inna Osupenko-Radomska - Ukraine Josefa Idem - Italy Katrin Wagner-Augustin - Germany Two-person 500 m kayak Katalin Kovacs and Natasa Janics - Hungary Beata Mikolajczyk and Aneta Konieczna - Poland Marie Delattre and Anne-Laure Viard - France Four-person 500 m kayak Germany Hungary Australia
Women's Slalom/Whitewater Event Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal One-person kayak Elena Kaliska - Slovakia Jacqueline Lawrence - Australia Violetta Oblinger Peters - Austria
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