| Canoeing at the XIV Summer Universiade | |
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| Venue | Rowing Centre |
Canoeing was contested at the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Canoe sprint was the only discipline of canoeing contested.
| Canoeing at the XIV Summer Universiade | |
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| Venue | Rowing Centre |
Canoeing was contested at the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Canoe sprint was the only discipline of canoeing contested.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romania (ROU) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 13 | 14 | 12 | 39 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K1 500 m | Izabela Dylewska  Poland | Tecla Borcănea  Romania | Irina Khmelevskaya  Soviet Union |
| K2 500 m | Romania (ROU) Luminata Munteanu Marina Ciucur | Soviet Union (URS) Nelli Korbukova Cheslova | Canada (CAN) Barbara Olmsted Nancy Olmsted |
| K4 500 m | Romania (ROU) Tecla Borcănea Marina Ciucur Anna Larie Luminata Munteanu | Soviet Union (URS) Nelli Korbukova Cheslova Ekaterina Konyovskaya Anzhela Nadtochayeva | Poland (POL) Izabela Dylewska Lacka Lewicka Stanny |
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