| Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Sprint | ||
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | women | |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | women | |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-4 1000 m | men | |
The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program. In the official report, heat times were shown in tenths of a second (0.1) while semifinal and final times were shown in hundredths of a second (0.01).
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
 Roswitha Esser and Annemarie Zimmermann (FRG) |  Anna Pfeffer and Katalin Rozsnyói (HUN) |  Lyudmila Pinayeva and Antonina Seredina (URS) |
Rosznyói is shown by her married name Sági in the official report.
The 11 crews first raced in two heats on 20 October. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final; the remaining five teams were relegated to the semifinal.
| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | Roswitha Esser and Annemarie Zimmermann (FRG) | 1:59.5 | QF |
| 2. |  Valentina Serghei and Viorica Dumitru (ROU) | 1:59.6 | QF |
| 3. | Lyudmila Pinayeva and Antonina Seredina (URS) | 1:59.9 | QF |
| 4. |  Sperry Rademaker and Marcia Smoke (USA) | 2:08.9 | QS |
| 5. |  Claudia Hunt and Betty Gowans (CAN) | 2:12.1 | QS |
| 6. |  Ann Margarit Henningsen and Angelica Zawadzki (MEX) | 2:15.3 | QS |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | Anna Pfeffer and Katalin Rozsnyói (HUN) | 2:01.0 | QF |
| 2. | Anita Kobuss and Karin Haftenberger (GDR) | 2:02.8 | QF |
| 3. |  Mieke Jaapies and Tjeertje Bergers-Duif (NED) | 2:03.4 | QF |
| 4. |  Lesley Oliver and Barbara Mean (GBR) | 2:06.5 | QS |
| 5. |  Izabella Antonowicz and Jadwiga Doering (POL) | 2:06.8 | QS |
The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on October 24) advanced to the final.
| Semifinal | |||
| 1. | Izabella Antonowicz and Jadwiga Doering (POL) | 2:03.48 | QF |
| 2. | Sperry Rademaker and Marcia Smoke (USA) | 2:04.54 | QF |
| 3. | Lesley Oliver and Barbara Mean (GBR) | 2:06.31 | QF |
| 4. | Claudia Hunt and Betty Gowans (CAN) | 2:07.88 | |
| 5. | Ann Margarit Henningsen and Angelica Zawadzki (MEX) | 2:10.11 | |
The final was held on October 25.
| | Roswitha Esser and Annemarie Zimmermann (FRG) | 1:56.44 |
| | Anna Pfeffer and Katalin Rozsnyói (HUN) | 1:58.60 |
| | Lyudmila Pinayeva and Antonina Seredina (URS) | 1:58.61 |
| 4. | Valentina Serghei and Viorica Dumitru (ROU) | 1:59.17 |
| 5. | Anita Kobuss and Karin Haftenberger (GDR) | 2:00.18 |
| 6. | Mieke Jaapies and Tjeertje Bergers-Duif (NED) | 2:02.02 |
| 7. | Sperry Rademaker and Marcia Smoke (USA) | 2:02.97 |
| 8. | Lesley Oliver and Barbara Mean (GBR) | 2:03.70 |
| 9. | Izabella Antonowicz and Jadwiga Doering (POL) | 2:04.20 |
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan. This event debuted at these games and is only one of two events that has been at every ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan.
The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan.
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano.
The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano.
The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program. Heats and the first repechage were timed in tenths of a second (0.1) while semifinals and finals were timed in hundredths of a second (0.01) in the official report.
The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program. In the official report, heats were shown timed in tenths of a second (0.1) while the semifinal and final events were timed in hundredths of a second (0.01).
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program. In the official report, heats were shown timed in tenths of a second (0.1) while the rest of the events were shown timed in hundredths of a second (0.01).
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The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program. In the official report, heat results were shown in tenths of a second (0.1) while the remaining events were shown in hundredths of a second (0.01).
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program.
The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program.
The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program.
The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.
The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.
The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.
The women's K-4 500 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.
