# Canoeing at the Summer Olympics

Canoeing has been featured as competition sports in the Summer Olympic Games since the 1936 Games in Berlin, and they were also demonstration sports at the 1924 Games in Paris. There are two disciplines of canoeing in Olympic competition: slalom and sprint.
Two styles of boats are used in this sport: canoes with 1 or 2 canoers and kayaks with 1, 2 or 4 kayakers. This leads to the name designation of each event. For example, "C-1" is a canoe singles event and "K-2" is a kayak doubles event. '"KX-1" denotes kayak cross. Races are usually 500 metres or 1000 metres long, although there were also 10 km events from 1936 to 1956. On 13 August 2009, it was announced by the International Canoe Federation that the men's 500 m events would be replaced at the 2012 Summer Olympics by 200 m events with one of them being K-1 200 m for the women. The other events for men at 200 m will be C-1, K-1, and K-2. This was confirmed at their 2009 Board of Directors meeting in Windsor, Berkshire, Great Britain on 5 December 2009. Kayak cross was introduced in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

## Summary
### Key

Canoeing was demonstration sport
 Canoeing events not held
 Olympic Games not held
| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
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| 8 | 1924 | 6 | Canada (1) |
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| 11 | 1936 | 9 | Austria (1) |
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| 14 | 1948 | 9 | Sweden (1) |
| 15 | 1952 | 9 | Finland (1) |
| 16 | 1956 | 9 | Romania (1) |
| 17 | 1960 | 7 | Soviet Union (1) |
| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
| 18 | 1964 | 7 | Soviet Union (2) |
| 19 | 1968 | 7 | Hungary (1) |
| 20 | 1972 | 11 | Soviet Union (3) |
| 21 | 1976 | 11 | Soviet Union (4) |
| 22 | 1980 | 11 | Soviet Union (5) |
| 23 | 1984 | 12 | New Zealand (1) |
| 24 | 1988 | 12 | East Germany (1) |
| 25 | 1992 | 16 | Germany (1) |
| 26 | 1996 | 16 | Germany (2) |
| 27 | 2000 | 16 | Hungary (2) |
| 28 | 2004 | 16 | Germany (3) |
| 29 | 2008 | 16 | Germany (4) |
| 30 | 2012 | 16 | Germany (5) |
| 31 | 2016 | 16 | Germany (6) |
| 32 | 2020 | 16 | Hungary (3) |
| 33 | 2024 | 16 | New Zealand (2) |

## Canoe sprint
### Men's

Current programme :
| Event | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Total |
| C-1 1000 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21 |
| C-2 500 m | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | • | 10 |
| K-1 1000 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21 |
| K-2 500 m | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | • | 10 |
| K-4 500 m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | 2 |
Past events :
| Event | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Total |
| C-1 200 m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | | | 2 |
| C-1 500 m | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | | 9 |
| C-2 1000 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 20 |
| C-1 10000 m | | • | • | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| C-2 10000 m | • | • | • | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| K-1 200 m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | | 3 |
| K-1 500 m | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | | 9 |
| K-1 10000 m | • | • | • | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| K-1 4 × 500 m | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| K-2 200 m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | | | 2 |
| K-2 1000 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 20 |
| K-2 10000 m | • | • | • | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| K-4 1000 m | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | 14 |
| Folding K-1 10000 m | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Folding K-2 10000 m | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |

### Women's

| Event | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Total |
| C-1 200 m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | 2 |
| C-2 500 m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | 2 |
| K-1 500 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20 |
| K-2 500 m | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 |
| K-4 500 m | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 |
| K-1 200 m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | | 3 |

### Medal table

Source: Last updated after the 2024 Paris Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 31 | 18 | 17 | 66 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 29 | 13 | 9 | 51 |
| 3 | Hungary | 28 | 35 | 30 | 93 |
| 4 | Sweden | 15 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 13 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Romania | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| 7 | East Germany | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| 8 | Norway | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Canada | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 |
| 11 | Spain | 5 | 10 | 8 | 23 |
| 12 | United States | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 13 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 14 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Italy | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 16 | Australia | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 18 | United Team of Germany | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 19 | Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | Denmark | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 21 | Austria | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 23 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 24 | Russia | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 25 | Belarus | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 26 | West Germany | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 27 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | France | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 |
| 29 | Brazil | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | Cuba | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 31 | Unified Team | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Poland | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 33 | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 34 | Slovakia | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | Latvia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (43 entries) | Totals (43 entries) | 217 | 217 | 220 | 654 |

## Canoe slalom
### Events

Current program :
| Event | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Total |
| Men's C-1 | • | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 |
| Men's K-1 | • | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 |
| Men’s KX-1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | 1 |
| Women's C-1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | 2 |
| Women's K-1 | • | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 |
| Women’s KX-1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | 1 |
| Past events ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Total |
| Men's C-2 | • | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | 8 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |

### Medal table

Source: Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | East Germany | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Slovenia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | West Germany | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 |

## Medal table

Updated after 2024
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 36 | 21 | 26 | 83 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 29 | 13 | 9 | 51 |
| 3 | Hungary | 28 | 35 | 30 | 93 |
| 4 | Sweden | 15 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | East Germany | 14 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 14 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Romania | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| 8 | France | 9 | 11 | 19 | 39 |
| 9 | Australia | 8 | 9 | 15 | 32 |
| 10 | Slovakia | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 11 | Italy | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 13 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 14 | United States | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 15 | Norway | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 16 | Canada | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 |
| 17 | Great Britain | 5 | 10 | 8 | 23 |
| 17 | Spain | 5 | 10 | 8 | 23 |
| 19 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 20 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 22 | United Team of Germany | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 23 | Denmark | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 24 | Austria | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 25 | Ukraine | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 26 | West Germany | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 27 | Russia | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 28 | Belarus | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 29 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 30 | Brazil | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 30 | Cuba | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 32 | Slovenia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Unified Team | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Poland | 0 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 35 | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 36 | Latvia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (46 entries) | Totals (46 entries) | 258 | 258 | 260 | 776 |

## Nations

| Nation | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Years |
| Algeria (ALG) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Andorra (AND) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Angola (ANG) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | 2 | 3 |
| Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Argentina (ARG) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Australia (AUS) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 |
| Austria (AUT) | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| Armenia (ARM) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |
| Azerbaijan (AZE) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 4 | | | 2 |
| Belarus (BLR) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | 7 |
| Belgium (BEL) | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| Belize (BIZ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Bolivia (BOL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 |
| Brazil (BRA) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Canada (CAN) | | | | | | | (D) | | | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 21 |
| Chile (CHI) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| China (CHN) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 15 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 10 |
| Chinese Taipei (TPE) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Cook Islands (COK) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 3 | | 3 |
| Colombia (COL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Comoros (COM) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Costa Rica (CRC) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Croatia (CRO) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Cuba (CUB) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 5 | | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 9 | | 9 | 27 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Denmark (DEN) | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| East Germany (GDR) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 26 | 11 | 13 | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Ecuador (ECU) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |
| Egypt (EGY) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Estonia (EST) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 |
| Finland (FIN) | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | 18 |
| France (FRA) | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 21 |
| Georgia (GEO) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Germany (GER) | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| Greece (GRE) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | 4 |
| Guam (GUM) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 |
| Guatemala (GUA) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Hong Kong (HKG) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Hungary (HUN) | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | | 16 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 20 |
| Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Indonesia (INA) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 |
| Iran (IRI) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Ireland (IRL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Israel (ISR) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | | | 5 |
| Italy (ITA) | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 6 | | 12 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Ivory Coast (CIV) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 5 | | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 7 |
| Japan (JPN) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Latvia (LAT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Lebanon (LIB) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Lithuania (LTU) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | 8 |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 4 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| North Macedonia (MKD) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 4 |
| Malaysia (MAS) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Mexico (MEX) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 7 | 4 | | 2 | | 4 | 6 | 2 | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Moldova (MDA) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Morocco (MAR) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Mozambique (MOZ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Myanmar (MYA) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 7 | 5 | | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | | | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| New Zealand (NZL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 |
| Nigeria (NGR) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Norway (NOR) | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | | 5 | 6 | 7 | | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Palau (PLW) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Panama (PAN) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Peru (PER) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 15 | | 12 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
| Portugal (POR) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Romania (ROU) | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Russia (RUS) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 17 | | 6 |
| Saar (SAA) | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Samoa (SAM) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Senegal (SEN) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Serbia (SRB) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 3 |
| Seychelles (SEY) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 |
| Singapore (SIN) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 2 |
| Slovakia (SVK) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| South Africa (RSA) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 5 | 8 |
| South Korea (KOR) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | 8 |
| Soviet Union (URS) | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| Spain (ESP) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 16 |
| Sweden (SWE) | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 6 | 7 | | 4 | | | 6 | | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Thailand (THA) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 |
| Togo (TOG) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 3 |
| Tunisia (TUN) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Turkey (TUR) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| United Team of Germany (EUA) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Unified Team (EUN) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| United States (USA) | | | | | | | (D) | | | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 16 | | 16 | 16 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| Uruguay (URU) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 3 |
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Venezuela (VEN) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 |
| Vietnam (VIE) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 2 |
| West Germany (FRG) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 28 | 13 | | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 1 | | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| No. of nations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 94 |
| No. of athletes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Year | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | |