Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The canoeing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint.

Timing in 1/1000ths of a second began at these games for the sprint events.

Slalom events took place at Ocoee Whitewater Center near Ducktown, Tennessee.

Sprint events were held at Lake Lanier, Georgia.

2010 picture of the finish tower at Lake Lanier where the canoe sprint and rowing competitions for the 1996 Summer Olympics took place.