| Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Sprint | ||
| C-1 500 m | men | |
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 500 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | men | women |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | men | women |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-4 500 m | women | |
| K-4 1000 m | men | |
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
 New Zealand (NZL)Grant Bramwell Ian Ferguson Paul MacDonald Alan Thompson |  Sweden (SWE)Per-Inge Bengtsson Tommy Karls Lars-Erik Moberg Thomas Ohlsson |  France (FRA)François Barouh Philippe Boccara Pascal Boucherit Didier Vavasseur |
15 crews entered in two heats on August 7. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining nine teams were relegated to the repechages.
Nine teams competed in two repechages on August 7. The top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced directly to the semifinals.
| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. |  Don Brien , Mark Holmes , Don Irvine , and Colin Shaw (CAN) | 3:16.52 | QS |
| 2. |  Peter Ammann , Felix Buser , Marcel Eichenbeger , and Helmut Lehmann (SUI) | 3:17.70 | QS |
| 3. |  Finn Borchgrevink , Frank Johannesen , Geir Kvillum , and Arne Slettsjø (NOR) | 3:18.04 | QS |
| 4. |  Norman Bellingham , David Gilman , Dan Schnurrenberger , and Chris Spelius (USA) | 3:19.72 | |
| 5. |  Cheung Chak Chuen , Ng Hin Wan , Ng Tsuen Man , and Tang Kwok Cheung (HKG) | 3:46.92 | |
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. |  Grayson Bourne , Andrew Sheriff , Kevin Smith , and Jeremy West (GBR) | 3:18.67 | QS |
| 2. |  Iván González , Luis Gregorio Ramos , Juan José Román , and Juan Manuel Sánchez (ESP) | 3:21.87 | QS |
| 3. |  Veli-Pekka Harjola , Mikko Kolehmainen , Ilpo Nieminen , and Mika Savilahti (FIN) | 3:08.33 | QS |
| 4. |  Gennaro Cirillo , Vincenzo Damista , Marco Ganna , and Francesco Mandragona (ITA) | Did not finish | |
Italy recorded a time of 48.45 at the 250 m mark which was in fourth, but did not finish.
The top three finishers in each of the semifinals (raced on August 9) advanced to the final.
The final was held on August 11.
| | Grant Bramwell , Ian Ferguson , Paul MacDonald , and Alan Thompson (NZL) | 3:02.28 |
| | Per-Inge Bengtsson , Tommy Karls , Lars-Erik Moberg , and Thomas Ohlsson (SWE) | 3:02.81 |
| | François Barouh , Philippe Boccara , Pascal Boucherit , and Didier Vavasseur (FRA) | 3:03.94 |
| 4. |  Ionel Constantin , Nicolae Fedosel , Ionel Letcae , and Angelin Velea (ROU) | 3:04.39 |
| 5. | Grayson Bourne , Andrew Sheriff , Kevin Smith , and Jeremy West (GBR) | 3:04.59 |
| 6. | Iván González , Luis Gregorio Ramos , Juan José Román , and Juan Manuel Sánchez (ESP) | 3:04.71 |
| 7. |  John Doak , Robert Doak , Raymond Martin , and Scott Wooden (AUS) | 3:06.02 |
| 8. |  Bernd Hessel , Oliver Kegel , Detlef Schmidt , and Reiner Scholl (FRG) | 3:06.47 |
| 9. | Don Brien , Mark Holmes , Don Irvine , and Colin Shaw (CAN) | 3:06.66 |
The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual 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 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan.
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 men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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 men's K-1 4 × 500 metres event was a relay kayaking event conducted over 500 meters as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano. This would be the only time this event was held in the Summer Olympics though it was part of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships from 1948 to 1975.
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).
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-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program.
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 men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.
The men'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 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-2 1000 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 men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics program. The official report did not make clear on the third repechage, two semifinals, and final which events were the men's K-2 1000 m event and the men's K-4 1000 m event and would thus create confusion to the average reader.
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.
