List of Olympic venues in canoeing
For the Summer Olympics there are 26 venues that have been or will be used in canoeing. Initially set for canoe sprint (flatwater racing until November 2008), canoe slalom (slalom racing until November 2008) was first added at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Dropped after those games, canoe slalom was reinstituted at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue for those games | Capacity | Ref. |
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1936 Berlin | Berlin-Grünau Regatta Course | Rowing | 19,000 | [1] |
1948 London | Henley Royal Regatta | Rowing | Not listed. | [2] |
1952 Helsinki | Taivallahti | None | Not listed. | [3] |
1956 Melbourne | Lake Wendouree | Rowing | 14,300 | [4] |
1960 Rome | Lake Albano | Rowing | 10,000 | [5] |
1964 Tokyo | Lake Sagami | None | 1,500 | [6][7] |
1968 Mexico City | Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course | Rowing | 17,600 | [8] |
1972 Munich | Eiskanal (slalom) | None | 25,000 | [9] |
Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim (sprint) | Rowing | 41,000 | [10] | |
1976 Montreal | Notre Dame Island | Rowing | 27,000 | [11] |
1980 Moscow | Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin | Rowing | 21,600 | [12] |
1984 Los Angeles | Lake Casitas | Rowing | 4,680 | [13] |
1988 Seoul | Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site | Rowing | 25,000 | [14] |
1992 Barcelona | Canal Olímpic de Catalunya (sprint) | None | 500 | [15] |
Parc Olímpic del Segre (slalom) | None | 2,500 | [16] | |
1996 Atlanta | Lake Lanier (sprint) | Rowing | 17,300 | [17][18] |
Ocoee Whitewater Center (slalom) | None | 14,400 | [19][20] | |
2000 Sydney | Penrith Whitewater Stadium (slalom) | None | 12,500 | [21] |
Sydney International Regatta Centre (sprint) | Rowing | 20,000 | [22] | |
2004 Athens | Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre (slalom) | None | 3,150 | [23] |
Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre (sprint) | Rowing | 14,000 | [24] | |
2008 Beijing | Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park | Rowing, Swimming (marathon) | 37,000 | [25] |
2012 London | Dorney Lake (sprint) | Rowing | 30,000 | [26] |
Lee Valley White Water Centre (slalom) | None | 12,000 | [27] | |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas (sprint) | Rowing | 14,000 | [28] |
Olympic Whitewater Stadium (slalom) | None | 8,000 | [29] | |
2020 Tokyo | Kasai Rinkai Park (slalom) | None | 7,500 | |
Sea Forest Waterway (sprint) | Rowing | 12,800 |
References[]
- ^ 1936 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2007-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 996-1029. Accessed 17 October 2010.
- ^ 1948 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine pp. 43, 47-8. Accessed 19 October 2010.
- ^ 1952 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine p. 52. Accessed 21 October 2010.
- ^ 1956 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-09-12 at the Wayback Machine p. 42. Accessed 25 October 2010.
- ^ 1960 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. pp. 82-3. Accessed 28 October 2010.
- ^ 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. p. 115. Accessed 31 October 2010.
- ^ 1964 Summer Olympics official report Volume 1, Part 1. Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine p. 131. Accessed 31 October 2010.
- ^ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 1. p. 75. Accessed 4 November 2010. (in English and French)
- ^ 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 208-9. Accessed 8 November 2010.
- ^ 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 204-5. Accessed 8 November 2010.
- ^ 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2010-05-06 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 112-7. Accessed 14 November 2010.
- ^ 1980 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 91-4. Accessed 18 November 2010.
- ^ 1984 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2010-11-02 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 108-12. Accessed 24 November 2010.
- ^ 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 186-7. Accessed 1 December 2010.
- ^ 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 319-22. Accessed 6 December 2010.
- ^ 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 327-30. Accessed 6 December 2010.
- ^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. p. 541. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- ^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Volume 3. pp. 452, 460. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- ^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. p. 542. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- ^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Volume 3. p. 164. Accessed 9 December 2010.
- ^ 2000 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2000-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. p. 377. Accessed 17 December 2010.
- ^ 2000 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2000-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. p. 389. Accessed 17 December 2010.
- ^ 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. p. 291. Accessed 24 December 2010.
- ^ 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 283, 372. Accessed 24 December 2010.
- ^ "Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-08-09. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ London2012.com profile of Dorney Lake (Eton Dorney). Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today Accessed 30 December 2010.
- ^ London2012.com profile of Lee Valley White Water Centre. Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas", Rio de Janeiro 2016 Candidate File (PDF), 2, (BOC), February 16, 2009, pp. 70–73, archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2013, retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^ "Olympic Whitewater Stadium", Rio de Janeiro 2016 Candidate File (PDF), 2, (BOC), February 16, 2009, pp. 126–127, archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2013, retrieved December 2, 2009.
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