The 2007 Canoe Sprint European Championships were held in Pontevedra, Spain. [1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
2 | Hungary | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
3 | Belarus | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
4 | Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Russia | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
7 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
8 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Poland | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
12 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
15 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (17 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 |
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