| Canoeing at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |
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| No. of events | 7 |
| Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics | ||
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| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | women | |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 4×500 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | women | |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested at Lake Albano. Four changes were done to the program. First, the 10000 metre events that were raced from 1936 to 1956 were permanently dropped from the Olympic program, leaving all races at the 500 metre and 1000 metre distances. Second, the women's K-2 500 m event was added to the program, as was a men's K-1 4 × 500 m relay event (though for these games). Third, event timing in 1/100ths of a second at these games. Fourth, a repechage system was introduced that was used to the 1996 games in Atlanta at Lake Lanier.
Medal summary
Men's events
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Men's K-2 1000 metres medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics. 1st: Sweden with Gert Fredriksson and Sven-Olov Sjödelius. 2nd: Hungary with András Szente and György Mészáros. 3rd: Poland with Stefan Kapłaniak and Władysław Zieliński.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 1000 metres |  János Parti (HUN) |  Aleksandr Silayev (URS) | .svg.png){kind=small} Leon Rotman (ROU) |
| C-2 1000 metres | Leonid Geishtor and Sergei Makarenko (URS) |  Aldo Dezi and Francesco La Macchia (ITA) | Imre Farkas and András Törő (HUN) |
| K-1 1000 metres |  Erik Hansen (DEN) | Imre Szöllősi (HUN) |  Gert Fredriksson (SWE) |
| K-1 4 × 500 meter relay | .svg.png){kind=small} United Team of Germany (EUA)Dieter Krause Günther Perleberg Paul Lange Friedhelm Wentzke | Hungary (HUN) Imre Szöllősi Imre Kemeczei András Szente György Mészáros | Denmark (DEN) Erik Hansen Helmuth Nyborg Arne Høyer Erling Jessen |
| K-2 1000 metres | Gert Fredriksson and Sven-Olov Sjödelius (SWE) | György Mészáros and András Szente (HUN) | .svg.png){kind=small} Stefan Kapłaniak and Władysław Zieliński (POL) |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 metres | Antonina Seredina (URS) | Therese Zenz (EUA) | Daniela Walkowiak (POL) |
| K-2 500 metres | Mariya Shubina and Antonina Seredina (URS) | Therese Zenz and Ingrid Hartmann (EUA) | Klára Fried-Bánfalvi and Vilma Egresi (HUN) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References
- 1960 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 1. pp. 248–70.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-20.