| Canoeing at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| No. of events | 9 |
| Canoeing at the 1948 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 1948 Summer Olympics in London, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. For the first time, a women's event was part of the Olympic program.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 1000 metres |  Josef Holeček (TCH) | .svg.png){kind=small} Douglas Bennett (CAN) |  Robert Boutigny (FRA) |
| C-1 10000 metres | František Čapek (TCH) | .svg.png){kind=small} Frank Havens (USA) | Norman Lane (CAN) |
| C-2 1000 metres | Jan Brzák-Felix and Bohumil Kudrna (TCH) | Steven Lysak and Stephen Macknowski (USA) | Georges Dransart and Georges Gandil (FRA) |
| C-2 10000 metres | Steven Lysak and Stephen Macknowski (USA) | Václav Havel and Jiří Pecka (TCH) | Georges Dransart and Georges Gandil (FRA) |
| K-1 1000 metres |  Gert Fredriksson (SWE) |  Johan Andersen (DEN) | Henri Eberhardt (FRA) |
| K-1 10000 metres | Gert Fredriksson (SWE) |  Kurt Wires (FIN) |  Eivind Skabo (NOR) |
| K-2 1000 metres | Hans Berglund and Lennart Klingström (SWE) | Ejvind Hansen and Bernhard Jensen (DEN) | Thor Axelsson and Nils Björklöf (FIN) |
| K-2 10000 metres | Gunnar Åkerlund and Hans Wetterström (SWE) | Ivar Mathisen and Knut Østby (NOR) | Thor Axelsson and Nils Björklöf (FIN) |
Women's event
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 metres | Karen Hoff (DEN) |  Alida van der Anker-Doedens (NED) |  Fritzi Schwingl (AUT) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 nations) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
References
- 1948 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 307–16.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-05.