[1] There are two disciplines of canoeing in Olympic competition: slalom and sprint.

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.

[2] This was confirmed at their 2009 Board of Directors meeting in Windsor, Berkshire, Great Britain on 5 December 2009.

[3] Kayak cross was introduced in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

[4] Canoeing was demonstration sport Canoeing events not held Olympic Games not held Source:[5] Last updated after the 2024 Paris Olympics Source:[6] Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics Updated after 2024