Kayaking and canoeing competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics were held among men and women.
Content
Overall medal standings
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Hungary | 2 | 3 | one | 6 |
| 2 | the USSR | 2 | one | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Germany | one | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| four | Romania | one | one | one | 3 |
| five | Norway | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| 6 | Austria | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | one | one |
Medalists
Men
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Single canoe - 1000 m | Tibor Tatai Hungary | Detlef Leve Germany | Vitaly Galkov the USSR |
| Canoe Two - 1000 m | Romania Ivan Patsaykin Sergey Kovalev | Hungary Tamas Wichmann Gyula Petrikovich | the USSR Naum the Merchant Mikhail Zamotin |
| Kayak Single - 1000 m | Mihai hes Hungary | Alexander Shaparenko the USSR | Eric Hansen Denmark |
| Kayak Two - 1000 m | the USSR Alexander Shaparenko Vladimir Morozov | Hungary Chaba Gizi Istvan Timar | Austria Gerhard Seibold Gunther Pfaff |
| Kayak Four - 1000 m | Norway Steinar Amundsen Toure Berger Egil Shobu Jan Johansen | Romania Anton Kalenik Charalambie Ivanov Dimitrie Ivanov Mihai Tsurkash | Hungary Chaba Gizi Imre Sölöshi Istvan Timar Istvan Chismadia |
Women
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Kayak Single - 500 m | Lyudmila Pinaeva the USSR | Renate Breuer Germany | Viorica Dumitru Romania |
| Kayak Two - 500 m | Germany Annemarie Zimmerman Rosvita Esser | Hungary Anna Pfeffer Catalin Rognyoi | the USSR Lyudmila Pinaeva Antonina Mid |
Links
- Results of the competition on the website sports-reference.com