Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| C-1 500 m | men | |||
| C-1 1000 m | men | |||
| C-2 500 m | men | |||
| C-2 1000 m | men | |||
| K-1 500 m | men | women | ||
| K-1 1000 m | men | |||
| K-2 500 m | men | women | ||
| K-2 1000 m | men | |||
| K-4 500 m | women | |||
| K-4 1000 m | men | |||
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, twelve events in sprint 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 |
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| K-1 500 metres | .svg.png){kind=small} Vanja Gesheva (BUL) |
 Birgit Schmidt (GDR) |
 Izabela Dylewska (POL) |
| K-2 500 metres | Birgit Schmidt and Anke Nothnagel (GDR) |
Vanja Gesheva and Diana Paliiska (BUL) |
 Annemiek Derckx and Annemarie Cox (NED) |
| K-4 500 metres | East Germany (GDR) Birgit Schmidt Anke Nothnagel Ramona Portwich Heike Singer |
 Hungary (HUN)Erika Géczi Erika Mészáros Éva Rakusz Rita Kőbán |
Bulgaria (BUL) Vanja Gesheva Diana Paliiska Ogniana Petkova Borislava Ivanova |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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
- 1988 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 2. pp. 336–50. (English) & (French)
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
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