Medallists per category - Olympic Games
C1-men - individual
| gold | silver | bronze | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Augsburg/FRG | Reinhard EIBEN / GDR  | Reinhold KAUDER / FRG  | Jamie MCEWAN / USA  |
| 1992 | La Seu d'Urgell/ESP | Lukas POLLERT / TCH  | Gareth MARRIOTT / GBR  | Jacky AVRIL / FRA  |
| 1996 | Ocoee/USA | Michal MARTIKAN / SVK  | Lukas POLLERT / CZE  | Patrice ESTANGUET / FRA |
| 2000 | Penrith/AUS | Tony ESTANGUET / FRA | Michal MARTIKAN / SVK | Juraj MINCIK / SVK |
| 2004 | Athen/GRE | Tony ESTANGUET / FRA | Michal MARTIKAN / SVK | Stefan PFANNMÖLLER / GER  |
| 2008 | Shunyi/CHN | Michal MARTIKAN / SVK | David FLORENCE / GBR | Robin BELL / AUS  |
| 2012 | Lee Valley/GBR | Tony ESTANGUET / FRA | Sideris TASIADIS / GER | Michal MARTIKAN / SVK |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro/BRA | Denis GARGAUD CHANUT / FRA | Matej BENUS / SVK | Takuya HANEDA / JPN  |
| 2021 | Tokyo/JPN | Benjamin SAVSEK / SLO  | Lukas ROHAN / CZE | Sideris TASIADIS / GER |
C2-men - individual
K1 men - individual
| gold | silver | bronze | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Augsburg/FRG | Siegbert HORN / GDR | Norbert SATTLER / AUT  | Harald GIMPEL / GDR |
| 1992 | La Seu d'Urgell/ESP | Pierpaolo FERRAZZI / ITA  | Sylvain CURINIER / FRA | Jochen LETTMANN / GER |
| 1996 | Ocoee/USA | Oliver FIX / GER | Andraz VEHOVAR / SLO | Thomas BECKER / GER |
| 2000 | Penrith/AUS | Thomas SCHMIDT / GER | Paul RATCLIFFE / GBR | Pierpaolo FERRAZZI / ITA |
| 2004 | Athen/GRE | Benoit PESCHIER / FRA | Campbell WALSH / GBR | Fabien LEFEVRE / FRA |
| 2008 | Shunyi/CHN | Alexander GRIMM / GER | Fabien LEFEVRE / FRA | Benjamin BOUKPETI / TOG  |
| 2012 | Lee Valley/GBR | Daniele MOLMENTI / ITA | Vavrinec HRADILEK / CZE | Hannes AIGNER / GER |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro/BRA | Joseph CLARKE / GBR | Peter KAUZER / SLO | Jiri PRSKAVEC / CZE |
| 2021 | Tokyo/JPN | Jiri PRSKAVEC / CZE | Jakub GRIGAR / SVK | Hannes AIGNER / GER |
C1 women - individual
| gold | silver | bronze | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tokyo/JPN | Jessica FOX / AUS | Mallory FRANKLIN / GBR | Andrea HERZOG / GER |
Women's Kayak - individual
| gold | silver | bronze | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Augsburg/FRG | Angelika BAHMANN / GDR | Gisela GROTHAUS / FRG | Magda WUNDERLICH / FRG |
| 1992 | La Seu d'Urgell/ESP | Elisabeth MICHELER-JONES / GER | Danielle WOODWARD / AUS | Dana CHLADEK / USA |
| 1996 | Ocoee/USA | Stepanka HILGERTOVA / CZE | Dana CHLADEK / USA | Myriam JERUSALMI-FOX / FRA |
| 2000 | Penrith/AUS | Stepanka HILGERTOVA / CZE | Brigitte GUIBAL / FRA | Anne-Lise BARDET / FRA |
| 2004 | Athen/GRE | Elena KALISKA / SVK | Rebecca GIDDENS / USA | Helen REEVES / GBR |
| 2008 | Shunyi/CHN | Elena KALISKA / SVK | Jacqueline LAWRENCE / AUS | Violetta OBLINGER-PETERS / AUT |
| 2012 | Lee Valley/GBR | Emilie FER / FRA | Jessica FOX / AUS | Maialen CHOURRAUT / ESP  |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro/BRA | Maialen CHOURRAUT / ESP | Luuka JONES / NZL  | Jessica FOX / AUS |
| 2021 | Tokyo/JPN | Ricarda FUNK / GER | Maialen CHOURRAUT / ESP | Jessica FOX / AUS |