On a sunny, 74 degree day in Rio de Janeiro, four Olympic champions were crowned in canoe/kayak sprint. Two reigning, two new. The crowd cheered as Sebastian Brendel pumped both of his fists in the ...

American Nevin Harrison ended up on the wrong end of the closest 200-meter canoe sprint in Olympic history. Finishing in 44.13 seconds, she smashed the previous world record of 44.5, but finished a ...

In the first-ever iteration of the women's canoe single 200m sprint at the Olympics, Nevin Harrison of the United States made history. Harrison took home the first Olympic gold medal in the event with ...

Hungary has the most total canoeing medals in Olympics history with 86: 28 gold, 31 silver and 27 bronze. Germany (34) and the Soviet Union (29), however, have more gold medals. All canoeing events ...

Canoeists kneel in their boat and use a single-bladed paddle on one side at a time. Kayakers sit in their boat and use a double-bladed paddle. As an Olympic sport, “canoeing” includes both canoe and ...