Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, seven events in flatwater canoe racing were contested, and for the first time at the Olympic Games, four events in slalom canoeing were also contested.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Flatwater
[edit] Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| C-1 1000 metres |  Ivan PatzaichinRomania (ROM) |
 Tamás WichmannHungary (HUN) |
 Detlef LeweWest Germany (FRG) |
| C-2 1000 metres |  Soviet Union (URS)Vladislavas Chessyunas Yuri Lobanov |
Romania (ROM) Ivan Patzaichin Serghei Covaliov |
 Bulgaria (BUL)Fedia Damianov Ivan Burtchin |
| K-1 1000 metres | Aleksandr Shaparenko Soviet Union (URS) |
 Rolf PetersonSweden (SWE) |
Géza Csapó Hungary (HUN) |
| K-2 1000 metres | Soviet Union (URS) Nikolai Gorbachev Viktor Kratasyuk |
Hungary (HUN) József Deme János Rátkai |
 Poland (POL)Wladyslaw Szuszkiewicz Rafal Piszcz |
| K-4 1000 metres | Soviet Union (URS) Yuri Filatov Yuri Stetsenko Vladimir Morozov Valeri Didenko |
Romania (ROM) Aurel Vernescu Mihai Zafiu Roman Vartolomeu Atanase Sciotnic |
 Norway (NOR)Egil Söby Steinar Amundsen Tore Berger Jan Johansen |
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| K-1 500 metres | Yulia Ryabchinskaya Soviet Union (URS) |
 Mieke JaapiesNetherlands (NED) |
Anna Pfeffer Hungary (HUN) |
| K-2 500 metres | Soviet Union (URS) Lyudmila Khvedosyuk-Pinaeva Ekaterina Kuryshko |
 East Germany (GDR)Ilse Kaschube Petra Grabowsky |
Romania (ROM) Maria Nichiforov-Mihoreanu Viorica Dumitru |
[edit] Slalom
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's C-1 | Reinhard Eiben East Germany (GDR) |
Reinhold Kauder West Germany (FRG) |
 James McEwanUnited States (USA) |
| Men's C-2 | East Germany (GDR) Walter Hofmann Rolf-Dieter Amend |
West Germany (FRG) Hans-Otto Schumacher Wilhelm Baues |
 France (FRA)Jean-Louis Olry Jean-Claude Olry |
| Men's K-1 | Siegbert Horn East Germany (GDR) |
 Norbert SattlerAustria (AUT) |
Harald Gimpel East Germany (GDR) |
| Women's K-1 | Angelika Bahmann East Germany (GDR) |
Gisela Grothaus West Germany (FRG) |
Magdalena Wunderlich West Germany (FRG) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Romania (ROM) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Austria (AUT) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Reference
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-12-20.
| Events at the 1972 Summer Olympics (Munich) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Basketball • Badminton (demonstration) • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Volleyball • Water polo • Water skiing (demonstration) • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Canoeing at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1924 (demonstration) • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in canoeing (men) and List of Olympic medalists in canoeing (women) |
