Canoeing is a paddle sport contested in canoes and kayaks, with Olympic competition split between sprint racing on flat water and slalom racing through a course of gates on white water. It has been part of the Summer Olympics since 1936 and is governed internationally by the International Canoe Federation. The sport grew out of traditional canoe and kayak designs used by indigenous peoples in North America and the Arctic before being adapted for organized racing in Europe in the 19th century.
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Originating RegionEurope (Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden) 1 International Governing BodyInternational Canoe Federation (ICF) 1 Identity
Symbolcanoe and single-bladed paddle 1 Connections
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In 1924, canoeing associations from Austria, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden founded the Internationalen Representation for Kanusport, the forerunner of the International Canoe Federation (ICF).
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Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle.
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Tony Estanguet is a French slalom canoeist and a three-time Olympic champion in C1.
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Michal Martikán is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has been competing at the international level since 1994.
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volleyball (indoors and beach), wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman), canoeing (flatwater and slalom)
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Canoeing was an official Olympic sport for the first time at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested.
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested.
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested.
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested at Lake Albano.
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested.
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At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested, and for the first time at the Olympic Games, four events in slalom canoeing were also contested, at the Augsburg Eiskanal.
Wikipedia, 1980 Summer Olympics
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three gold medals in canoeing
Wikipedia, 1984 Summer Olympics
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canoeing, rowing
Wikipedia, 1988 Summer Olympics
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canoeing, rowing
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Badminton and women's judo also became part of the Olympic program, while slalom canoeing returned to the Games after a 20-year absence.
Wikipedia, 1996 Summer Olympics
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Canoeing Sprint (12) Slalom (4)
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