1956 Olympics: Canoeing

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

MEN

Event  
1000 m Kayak Singles K1Gert Fredriksson, SWE4:12.8
 Igor Pissaryev, URS4:15.3
 Lajos Kiss, HUN4:16.2
10,000 m Kayak Singles K1Gert Fredriksson, SWE47:43.4
 Ferenc Halaczky, HUN47:53.3
 Michael Scheuer, GER48:00.3
1000 m Kayak Pairs K2Germany*3:49.6
 USSR3:51.4
 Austria3:55.8
10,000 m Kayak Pairs K2Hungary43:37.0
 Germany*43:40.6
 Australia43:43.2
1000 m Canadian Singles C1Leon Rotman, ROM5:05.3
 István Hernek, HUN5:06.2
 Gennady Bukharin, URS5:12.7
10,000 m Canadian Singles C1Leon Rotman, ROM56:41.0
 János Parti, HUN57:11.0
 Gennady Bukharin, URS57:14.5
1000 m Canadian Pairs C2Romania4:47.4
 USSR4:48.6
 Hungary4:54.3
10,000 m Canadian Pairs C2USSR54:02.4
 France54:48.3
 Hungary55:15.6
* representing a combined German team

WOMEN

Event  
500 m Kayak Singles K1Elisaveta Dementyeva, URS2:18.9
 Therese Zenz, GER*2:19.6
 Tove Söby, DEN2:22.3
* representing a combined German team
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