Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics was held between 20 October 1964 and 22 October 1964 on

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, from

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, Japan. There were 7 events, 5 of which were for men and 2 for women. Both of the women's events were 500 metre kayaking events; there were three kayaking and two

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ing events for men, all of which covered 1000 metres. The K-4 event for men was introduced to the Olympic program at these Games, replacing the 4×500 metre K-1 event that was raced in the 1960 Games. The

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n canoeists garnered the most medals at 5, but did not win a single gold medal. In that category the

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competitors were the most successful, taking three championships. The German team and the

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team each won a pair of golds as well.

Medal table

Medal summary

Men's events

Women's events

References

Canoeing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games
sports-reference.com
1964 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 1.
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