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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

• Fast Facts

  1. Debuted as an exhibition sport in 1924International Olympic Committee: Flatwater History
  2. Became a full medal sport in 1936International Olympic Committee: Canoe / Kayak Flatwater History
  3. Men's events: Six canoeing and six kayakingNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
  4. Women's events: Four kayakingNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
  5. Flatwater and slalom events heldOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Sports

• 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 Basics

• Men'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

• Men's Slalom Events

  • One-person canoeNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
  • Two-person canoeNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
  • One-person kayakNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics

• Women's Flatwater Events

  • One-person 500 m kayakNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
  • Two-person 500 m kayakNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics
  • Four-person 500 m kayakNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics

• Women's Slalom Event

  • One-person kayakNBC Olympics: Canoe/Kayak Basics

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