At the 1956 Summer Olympics in

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, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous two Games in 1948 and 1952. The competition was held on

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in Ballarat.

Medal table

Medal summary

Men's events

Women's event

References

1956 Summer Olympics official report.
pp. 396–410. * 1956 Summer Olympics events

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