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. Usually, the rowing events have been held in the same venues as canoe sprint, the exceptions being 1952, 1964 and 1992.
| 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 |
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| 1948 London | Henley Royal Regatta | Rowing | Not listed. |
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| 1952 Helsinki | Taivallahti | None | Not listed. |
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| 1956 Melbourne | Lake Wendouree | Rowing | 14,300 |
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| 1960 Rome | Lake Albano | Rowing | 10,000 |
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| 1964 Tokyo | Lake Sagami | None | 1,500 | |
| 1968 Mexico City | Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course | Rowing | 17,600 |
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| 1972 Munich | Eiskanal (slalom) | None | 25,000 |
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| Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim (sprint) | Rowing | 41,000 |
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| 1976 Montreal | Notre Dame Island | Rowing | 27,000 |
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| 1980 Moscow | Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin | Rowing | 21,600 |
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| 1984 Los Angeles | Lake Casitas | Rowing | 4,680 |
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| 1988 Seoul | Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site | Rowing | 25,000 |
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| 1992 Barcelona | Canal Olímpic de Catalunya (sprint) | None | 500 |
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| Parc Olímpic del Segre (slalom) | None | 2,500 |
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| 1996 Atlanta | Lake Lanier (sprint) | Rowing | 17,300 |
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| Ocoee Whitewater Center (slalom) | None | 14,400 |
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| 2000 Sydney | Penrith Whitewater Stadium (slalom) | None | 12,500 |
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| Sydney International Regatta Centre (sprint) | Rowing | 20,000 |
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| 2004 Athens | Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre (slalom) | None | 3,150 |
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| Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre (sprint) | Rowing | 14,000 |
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| 2008 Beijing | Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park | Rowing, Swimming (marathon) | 37,000 |
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| 2012 London | Dorney Lake (sprint) | Rowing | 30,000 |
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| Lee Valley White Water Centre (slalom) | None | 12,000 |
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| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas (sprint) | Rowing | 14,000 | |
| Olympic Whitewater Stadium (slalom) | None | 8,000 | |
| 2020 Tokyo | Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre (slalom) | None | 7,500 | |
| Sea Forest Waterway (sprint) | Rowing | 12,800 |
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| 2024 Paris | Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium | Rowing | 24,000 |
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| 2028 Los Angeles | Riversport OK, Oklahoma City (slalom) | None | 8,000 | |
| Long Beach Marine Stadium (sprint) | Rowing | Not listed. |
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| 2032 Brisbane | Redland Whitewater Centre (slalom) | None | 8,000 | |
| Wyaralong Flatwater Centre (sprint) | Rowing | 14,000 |
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