| Canoeing at the XXVII Summer Universiade | |
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| Venue | Rowing Centre |
| Dates | July 13, 2013 – July 15, 2013 |
Canoeing was contested at the 2013 Summer Universiade from July 13 to 15 at the Rowing Centre in Kazan, Russia. Canoe sprint was the only discipline of canoeing contested. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 10 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 |  Belarus (BLR) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Portugal (POR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 73 | |
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