| Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
Sprint | |
| C-1 1000 m | |
| C-2 1000 m | |
| C-2 10000 m | |
| K-1 1000 m | |
| K-1 10000 m | |
| K-1 10000 m folding | |
| K-2 1000 m | |
| K-2 10000 m | |
| K-2 10000 m folding | |
These are the results of the men's K-2 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics . The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks, and took place on Friday, August 7.
Twenty-four canoeists from twelve nations competed.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Paul Wevers and Ludwig Landen (GER) |  Viktor Kalisch and Karl Steinhuber (AUT) |  Tage Fahlborg and Helge Larsson (SWE) |
Friday, August 7, 1936: Only a final was held.
| Place | Canoeists | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Wevers and Ludwig Landen (GER) | 41:45.0 |
| 2 | Viktor Kalisch and Karl Steinhuber (AUT) | 42:05.4 |
| 3 | Tage Fahlborg and Helge Larsson (SWE) | 43:06.1 |
| 4 |  Verner Løvgreen and Axel Svendsen (DEN) | 44:39.8 |
| 5 |  Henk Starreveld and Gerardus Siderius (NED) | 45:12.5 |
| 6 |  Werner Zimmermann and Othmar Bach (SUI) | 45:14.6 |
| 7 |  William Gaehler and William Lofgren (USA) | 45:15.4 |
| 8 |  Zdeněk Černický and Jaroslav Humpál (TCH) | 46:05.4 |
| 9 |  Charles Brahm and Clement Spiette (BEL) | 47:26.1 |
| 10 |  Gordon Potter and Edward Deir (CAN) | 47:38.2 |
| 11 |  Marian Kozłowski and Antoni Bazaniak (POL) | 47:49.8 |
| 12 |  Gábor Cseh and Sándor Gelle (HUN) | 48:47.5 |
Gert Fridolf Fredriksson was a Swedish sprint canoeist. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won eight medals including six golds, one silver, and one bronze. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Fredriksson was head coach of the Swedish team.
István Szabó is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a silver in 1980 and a bronze in 1976.
Ernst Krebs was a German sprint canoeist, born in Munich. At the 1936 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in the K-1 10000 m event. This event took place on Friday 7 August 1936, at 5:10 pm. In total including himself, there were 15 participants representing 15 countries for the one-seater kayak race. Krebs won gold with a time of 46:01.6. The silver medal went to Fritz Landertinger, of Austria, with a time of 46.14.7 and the bronze medal went to Ernst Riedel, of the U.S.A., with a time of 47.23.9. The electric timing apparatus of the firm of Lòbner was used for time-keeping and there were four timekeepers at the finish line.
The 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Vaxholm, Sweden, outside Stockholm, between 6–7 August 1938. This event was held under the auspices of the Internationale Repräsentantenschaft Kanusport (IRK), founded in 1924 and the forerunner of the International Canoe Federation.
These are the results of the men's folding K-1 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint folding kayaks and took place on Friday, August 7.
These are the results of the men's folding K-2 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint folding kayaks. The race took place on Friday, August 7.
These are the results of the men's K-1 10,000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks and took place on Friday, August 7.
These are the results of the Men's C-2 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes. The race took place on Friday, August 7.
These are the results of the men's K-2 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks.
Ture Wilhelm "Thor" Axelsson was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He won two bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, earning them in the K-2 1000 m and K-2 10000 m events. He was born in Helsinki. Axelsson also won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London. Note that the K-2 500 m event did not become an official event at the Summer Olympics until the 1976 Games in Montreal. The event has been on the Olympic program since then.
Csaba Giczy is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Mexico City in 1968 with a silver in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events.
István Timár-Geng was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won two medals with a silver in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events.
Pascal Boucherit is a French sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.
Oliver Kegel is a West German-German sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Barcelona in 1992.
Werner Zimmermann is a Swiss retired slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s. As a slalom canoeist, he won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold and two bronzes.
László Fábián was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 10000 m at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He was Jewish.
Vasile Simiocencu is a Romanian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold, two silvers, and four bronzes.
Bengt Andersson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds, two silvers, and a bronze.
Csonogor Vargha is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1970s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds, two silvers, and a bronze.
Ryszard Oborski is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds, two silvers, and five bronzes.