# Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the sprint events and the Whitewater Stadium in Penrith for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. The repechage rounds that ran from the 1960 to the 1996 Games were eliminated in the sprint events while qualifying rounds were added to the slalom events. Additionally, a quota system for each event was enacted, meaning each event had a limited number of competitors that could compete.
A total of 16 events were contested, 12 sprint events (9 for men and 3 for women) and 4 slalom events (3 for men and 1 for women).

## Medal summary
### By event
#### Slalom

Men
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| C-1 details | Tony Estanguet France | Michal Martikán Slovakia | Juraj Minčík Slovakia |
| C-2 details | Pavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner Slovakia | Krzysztof Kołomański and Michał Staniszewski Poland | Marek Jiras and Tomáš Máder Czech Republic |
| K-1 details | Thomas Schmidt Germany | Paul Ratcliffe Great Britain | Pierpaolo Ferrazzi Italy |
Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| K-1 details | Štěpánka Hilgertová Czech Republic | Brigitte Guibal France | Anne-Lise Bardet France |

#### Sprint

Men
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| C-1 500 metres details | György Kolonics Hungary | Maxim Opalev Russia | Andreas Dittmer Germany |
| C-1 1000 metres details | Andreas Dittmer Germany | Ledis Balceiro Cuba | Stephen Giles Canada |
| C-2 500 metres details | Ferenc Novák and Imre Pulai Hungary | Daniel Jędraszko and Paweł Baraszkiewicz Poland | Mitică Pricop and Florin Popescu Romania |
| C-2 1000 metres details | Florin Popescu and Mitică Pricop Romania | Ibrahim Rojas and Leobaldo Pereira Cuba | Stefan Uteß and Lars Kober Germany |
| K-1 500 metres details | Knut Holmann Norway | Petar Merkov Bulgaria | Michael Kolganov Israel |
| K-1 1000 metres details | Knut Holmann Norway | Petar Merkov Bulgaria | Tim Brabants Great Britain |
| K-2 500 metres details | Zoltán Kammerer and Botond Storcz Hungary | Daniel Collins and Andrew Trim Australia | Ronald Rauhe and Tim Wieskötter Germany |
| K-2 1000 metres details | Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi Italy | Markus Oscarsson and Henrik Nilsson Sweden | Krisztián Bártfai and Krisztián Veréb Hungary |
| K-4 1000 metres details | Hungary (HUN) Ákos Vereckei Gábor Horváth Zoltán Kammerer Botond Storcz | Germany (GER) Jan Schäfer Mark Zabel Björn Bach Stefan Ulm | Poland (POL) Grzegorz Kotowicz Adam Seroczyński Dariusz Białkowski Marek Witkowski |
Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| K-1 500 metres details | Josefa Idem Italy | Caroline Brunet Canada | Katrin Borchert Australia |
| K-2 500 metres details | Birgit Fischer and Katrin Wagner (GER) | Katalin Kovács and Szilvia Szabó (HUN) | Beata Sokołowska and Aneta Pastuszka (POL) |
| K-4 500 metres details | Germany (GER) Birgit Fischer Manuela Mucke Anett Schuck Katrin Wagner | Hungary (HUN) Rita Kőbán Katalin Kovács Szilvia Szabó Erzsébet Viski | Romania (ROU) Raluca Ioniță Mariana Limbău Elena Radu Sanda Toma |

### By nation

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |