Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Summary

Nation	Slalom				Flatwater												Total
	K-1 M	C-1 M	C-2 M	K-1 W	Men									Women			Boats	Athletes
	K-1 M	C-1 M	C-2 M	K-1 W	K-1 500	K-1 1000	K-2 500	K-2 1000	K-4 1000	C-1 500	C-1 1000	C-2 500	C-2 1000	K-1 500	K-2 500	K-4 500	Boats	Athletes
Andorra				X													1	1
Angola										X	X						2	1
Argentina					X	X								X			3	2
Austria	X			X											X		3	4
Australia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X			X	X	X	13	16
Belarus							X		X	X	X	X	X	X			7	8
Belgium								X									1	2
Brazil				X						X	X						3	2
Bulgaria												X	X				2	2
Canada	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15	21
Chile	X																1	1
China	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	15	23
Ivory Coast					X	X											2	1
Croatia		X			X	X											3	2
Cuba					X	X				X	X	X	X				6	4
Czech Republic	X	X	X	X											X		5	7
Denmark					X		X	X						X			4	4
Finland							X	X						X	X		4	4
France	X	X	X	X	X		X	X		X	X	X	X		X		12	15
Macedonia	X																1	1
Germany	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	16	22
Great Britain	X	X		X	X	X								X	X		7	7
Greece		X		X						X	X						4	3
Guam										X	X						2	1
Hungary					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12	16
Ireland	X																1	1
Israel					X	X											2	1
Italy	X		X	X	X		X	X	X					X	X	X	10	16
Japan	X	X	X	X										X	X	X	7	9
Kazakhstan				X	X	X	X			X	X	X					7	7
Latvia							X	X		X	X						4	3
Lithuania							X					X					2	4
Mexico					X	X					X	X	X				5	3
Myanmar					X	X											2	1
Netherlands	X			X													2	2
New Zealand				X	X	X		X						X			5	5
Norway					X	X											2	1
Poland	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15	21
Portugal					X	X								X	X		4	4
Romania										X	X	X	X				4	5
Russia		X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X	X	X	X			11	14
Samoa					X	X											2	1
São Tomé and Príncipe					X	X											2	1
Senegal					X	X								X			3	2
Seychelles					X	X											2	1
Slovakia	X	X	X	X					X	X	X				X		8	12
Slovenia	X					X								X			3	3
South Africa		X	X		X	X				X	X			X	X	X	9	10
South Korea														X			1	1
Spain	X	X		X			X			X	X			X	X	X	9	10
Sweden					X	X		X						X			4	3
Switzerland	X																1	1
Togo	X																1	1
Ukraine										X	X	X	X	X			5	6
United States	X	X	X	X	X	X								X			7	7
Uzbekistan										X	X						2	1
Venezuela							X	X						X			3	3
Total: 57 NOCs	21	16	12	21	29	26	16	14	10	22	22	15	13	25	17	10	289	330

Slalom

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.

Qualification timeline:

Event	Date	Venue
Senior World Championships	September 19–23, 2007	Foz do Iguaçu
African Championships^{[permanent dead link]}	January 27, 2008	Masinga Dam
Oceania Championships Archived 2008-08-07 at the Wayback Machine	March 15–16, 2008	Penrith
American Championships	April 25–27, 2008	Charlotte
European Championships Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine	May 9–11, 2008	Kraków
Asian Championships	May 17–18, 2008	Nakhon Nayok

Places:

Event	K-1 Men	C-1 Men	C-2 Men	K-1 Women
Senior World Championships	France Germany Great Britain Italy Spain United States Slovakia Austria Poland Czech Republic Switzerland Slovenia Ireland Canada	Slovakia France Australia Germany Great Britain Poland Spain Czech Republic Russia	Slovakia France Italy Germany Czech Republic China	Germany Slovakia Czech Republic France Great Britain Austria China Andorra Spain Poland Russia Australia Netherlands United States Japan
African Championships	Togo	South Africa	South Africa	~~Algeria~~*
Oceania Championships	Australia	~~New Zealand~~**	Australia	New Zealand
American Championships	Chile	United States Canada**	United States	Canada Brazil*
European Championships	Netherlands Macedonia	Croatia Greece	Poland Russia	Greece Italy
Asian Championships	Japan	Japan	Japan	Kazakhstan
Host Qualifiers	China	China	-	-
TOTAL	21	16	12	21

* Algeria received the African spot, but decided not to take place, leaving its place to Kenya, who chose not to participate, either. According to the classification rules, Brazil received the quota place as the next best country in the American qualification tournament.

** New Zealand received the spot, but decided not to take place, Canada received the quota place as the next best country in the American qualification tournament.

Flatwater

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:

Event	Date	Venue
Senior World Championships	August 8–12, 2007	Duisburg
African Championships	January 24–27, 2008	Masinga Dam
Oceania Championships Archived 2008-08-07 at the Wayback Machine	March 12–16, 2008	Penrith
Asian Championships	May 9–11, 2008	Komatsu
European Championships	May 15–18, 2008	Milano
American Championships	May 15–18, 2008	Montreal

Minimum boat quota places:

Event	2007 World Championships	Continental qualification					Total
Men	2007 World Championships	Europe	America	Asia	Africa	Oceania	Total
K-1 500m	Canada Great Britain Poland Germany United States Hungary Croatia South Africa	Denmark Italy	Argentina	Kazakhstan	Seychelles	Australia	14
K-1 1000m	Great Britain Canada Norway Australia New Zealand Hungary South Africa Slovenia	Germany Sweden	United States	China	Senegal	Samoa	14
K-2 500m	Germany Belarus Hungary Lithuania Latvia Canada	Spain France	Venezuela	Kazakhstan	-	-	10
K-2 1000m	France Poland Hungary Germany Belgium Finland New Zealand	Denmark	Canada	China	-	-	10
K-4 1000m	Germany Poland Slovakia Hungary Belarus Russia Australia	Italy	Canada	China	-	-	10
Event	2007 World Championships	Continental qualification					Total
Men Canoe	2007 World Championships	Europe	America	Asia	Africa	Oceania	Total
C-1 500m	Spain Germany China Poland Canada Romania	Russia Ukraine	Cuba	Kazakhstan	South Africa	Australia	12
C-1 1000m	Hungary Slovakia Spain Germany Russia Mexico	France Poland	Canada	Uzbekistan	South Africa	Australia	12
C-2 500m	Hungary Romania Germany Poland China Ukraine	Russia Bulgaria	Canada	Kazakhstan	-	-	10
C-2 1000m	Germany Cuba Poland Romania Belarus Hungary	Ukraine	Canada	China	-	-	9
Event	2007 World Championships	Continental qualification					Total
Women	2007 World Championships	Europe	America	Asia	Africa	Oceania	Total
K-1 500m	Hungary Finland Germany Ukraine United States South Africa Poland Italy	Sweden Great Britain	Canada	China	Senegal	New Zealand	14
K-2 500m	Germany Hungary France Slovakia Poland Italy	Finland Austria	Canada	China	-	-	10
K-4 500m	Germany Hungary Poland China Italy Australia South Africa	Spain	Canada	Japan	-	-	10

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: 4 Europe ( Russia, Sweden, France, Israel ), 1 America ( Mexico ), 1 Africa ( Ivory Coast )
K-1 1000m Men: 3 Europe ( Russia, Portugal, Israel ), 1 America ( Cuba )
K-2 500m Men: 1 Europe ( Italy )
K-2 1000m Men: -
K-4 1000m Men: -
C-1 500m Men: 4 Europe ( Belarus, France, Greece, Latvia ), 1 America ( Brazil ), 1 Africa ( Angola )
C-1 1000m Men: 1 Europe ( Greece ), 1 Oceania ( Guam )
C-2 500m Men: 2 Europe ( Lithuania, France ), 1 America ( Mexico ), 1 Asia ( ~~Uzbekistan~~ )
C-2 1000m Men: -
K-1 500m Women: 5 Europe ( Slovenia, Denmark, Russia, Portugal, Belarus ), 1 Asia ( South Korea ), 2 America ( Argentina, Venezuela )
K-2 500m Women: 4 Europe ( Spain, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Portugal )
K-4 500m Women: -

Tripartite Commission Invitation

K-1 500m Men & K-1 1000m Men: Myanmar, São Tomé and Príncipe

Additional

Athletes filling a quota place in one event may compete in other events as well

K-1 500m Men: China, Cuba, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Samoa, Senegal
K-1 1000m Men: Argentina, Ivory Coast, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Seychelles
K-2 500m Men: Australia, China, Denmark, Finland, Poland
K-2 1000m Men: Italy, Latvia, Sweden, Venezuela
K-4 1000m Men: -
C-1 500m Men: Guam, Hungary, Slovakia, Uzbekistan
C-1 1000m Men: Angola, Belarus, Brazil, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Romania, Ukraine
C-2 500m Men: Belarus, Cuba
C-2 1000m Men: Bulgaria, France, Mexico, Russia
K-1 500m Women: Australia, Spain, Japan
K-2 500m Women: Australia, Japan, South Africa
K-4 500m Women: -