This year, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of sprint canoe/kayak racing at the Olympic Games. Canoe/kayak was a demonstration sport in Paris in 1924 and was added as a full official sport in Berlin in 1936.
Canada has won 26 Olympic canoe/kayak medals (4 gold, 11 silver, 11 bronze), making sprint canoe/kayak the 4th most successful Canadian summer sport, behind only athletics, rowing, and swimming.
There will be a poster presentation in Welland, showing the history of Canada’s success in sprint canoe/kayak racing at the Olympics. Some of the highlights of this history are listed here.
