Kanu pada Sukan Olimpik Beijing 2008

Acara kanu di Olimpik Beijing 2008 akan diadakan dari 11 Ogos hingga 23 Ogos 2008 di Taman Mendayung-Berkanu Olimpik Shunyi, Beijing.

Acara slalom 
4 set pingat akan dipertandingkan dalam acara berikut::
 K-1 Lelaki
 C-1 Lelaki
 C-2 Lelaki
 K-1 Wanita

Aturcara acara

Kelayakan 
An NOC may enter up to 1 boat in each slalom event at the Olympics. Qualification places are awarded to the NOC and not to the athletes.

First allocation 
Qualification timeline:

Places:

* Host NOC did not qualify in the events K1 Men and C1 Men, therefore Boat and Athlete Quota Places are provisionally allocated to CHN NOC for those events. In case CHN qualifies at the Asian Qualification Competition, those Boat and Athlete Quota places will be allocated to TOGO in K1 Men and CANADA in C1 Men according to their result at the Global Qualification Competition. If Togo gets the spot at the world championships, Nigeria will take the qualification place from the African championhsips

Additionally, two Tripartite Commission Invitation places will be awarded.

 Second allocation 
The IOC caps the total number of athletes in the slalom competition, which determines the minimum boat quota places listed above. However, an athlete may represent his NOC in more than one event, in which case an additional Athlete Quota Place becomes available. The additional entry is awarded to the next best ranked NOC at the corresponding Continental Qualification for the continent of the NOC that freed a quota place.

The second allocation will be made between June 18, 2008 and July 23, 2008.

If only one Athlete Quota Place is available from a C2M then the best-unqualified NOC in C1M from the same continent will receive an Athlete Quota Place.

 Flatwater events 

12 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
 K-1 500m Men
 K-1 1000m Men
 K-2 500m Men
 K-2 1000m Men
 K-4 1000m Men
 C-1 500m Men
 C-1 1000m Men
 C-2 500m Men
 C-2 1000m Men
 K-1 500m Women
 K-2 500m Women
 K-4 500m Women

 Qualification 
An NOC may enter 1 boat in each flatwater competition. Qualification place is awarded to the NOC and not to the athletes.
The Host Nation is awarded 1 boat in K-1 Men, K-1 Women and C-1 Men events and if they do not qualify through the world championships, the lowest ranked boat from the world championships will be replaced by the boat from the Host Nation.

 First allocation 
Qualification timeline:

Minimum boat quota places:* The host China NOC obtained boat quota places in men canoe and women kayak categories but not any in men kayak. Therefore one boat and athlete quota place has been allocated to CHN from the Global Qualification Competition quotas. This may be amended after the completion of the Asian Qualification Competition.** SEY, if RSA qualify in world champs quota.''

Second allocation 
The IOC caps the total number of athletes in the flat water competition, which determines the minimum boat quota places listed above. However, an athlete may represent his NOC in more than one event, in which case an additional Athlete Quota Place becomes available. The additional entry is awarded to the next best ranked NOC at the corresponding Continental Qualification in which the NOC of the repeating athlete competes.

Second allocation after global qualification :
 K-1 500m Men : 1 Europe , 1 America
 K-1 1000m Men : 2 Europe
 K-2 500m Men : 1 Europe
 K-2 1000m Men : 1 Europe
 K-4 1000m Men : -
 C-1 500m Men : 2 Europe,
 C-1 1000m Men : 1 Europe
 C-2 500m Men : 1 Europe
 C-2 1000m Men : 1 Europe
 K-1 500m Women : 3 Europe , 1 Africa ()
 K-2 500m Women : 2 Europe
 K-4 500m Women : -

Rujukan 
 International Canoe Federation
 2008 Olympic Qualification System 
 Flatwater Racing Quotas Situation after Global Qualification Competition 
 Slalom Racing Quotas Situation after Global Qualification Competition

Acara Olimpik Beijing 2008