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Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, twelve events in flatwater canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1984.
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| K-1 500 metres |  Vanja GeshevaBulgaria (BUL) |
 Birgit FischerEast Germany (GDR) |
 Izabela DylewskaPoland (POL) |
| K-2 500 metres | East Germany (GDR) Birgit Fischer Anke Nothnagel-Von Seck |
Bulgaria (BUL) Vanja Gesheva Diana Paliiska |
 Netherlands (NED)Annemarie Derckx Annemarie Cox |
| K-4 500 metres | East Germany (GDR) Birgit Fischer Anke Nothnagel-Von Seck Ramona Portwich Heike Singer |
 Hungary (HUN)Erika Géczi Erika Mészáros Éva Rakusz Rita Köbán |
Bulgaria (BUL) Vanja Gesheva Diana Paliiska Ogniana Petkova Borislava Ivanova-Milkova |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) |
3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Bulgaria (BUL) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Australia (AUS) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-12-20.
| Events at the 1988 Summer Olympics (Seoul) |
|---|
| Archery • Athletics • Basketball • Baseball (demonstration) • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo (demonstration) • Tennis • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Canoeing at the Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| 1924 (demonstration) • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 |  |
| List of Olympic medalists in canoeing (men) • List of Olympic medalists in canoeing (women) | |
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