Canoe/Kayak
Canoe action. copyright © Lenart Zore
Olympic history (pre London 2012)
Flatwater canoeing made its debut as an Olympic sport in Berlin in 1936. Women paddlers first competed in London in 1948.
Slalom events first appeared in Munich in 1972 and then not again until Barcelona in 1992, where it was held on a specially built artificial course. It has become one of the spectacles of the Olympic Games.
Summary of past Australian Olympic team results
- Australia first competed in canoe/kayak in Melbourne in 1956 and Dennis Green and Wally Brown won a bronze medal in the now discontinued K2 10,000 metre event.
- Clint Robinson broke through for Australia’s first gold medal when he won the K1 1,000 metre in Barcelona in 1992.
- Australia’s white-water slalom canoeists first competed in Munich. In Barcelona, Danielle Woodward won Australia’s first medal with a silver in the women’s K1 event.
Sporting organisation
 Australian Canoeing |
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