Finland Canoeing

Games: 18 summer games in 15 countries
Events: 18

Participants: 49 (45 men and 4 women)
Youngest Participant: Rolf Åkerfelt (19 years, 45 days), 1960 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Olavi Ojanperä (38 years, 304 days), 1960 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Kurt Wires (3 medals)

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18 Events

Rk	Event	Participants	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Top Medalist(s)
1	Men's Kayak Singles, 500 metres	2	1			1	Mikko Kolehmainen (1 medal)
2	Men's Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres	9		1		1	Thorvald Strömberg (1 medal)
3	Men's Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres	3	1	1		2	Thorvald Strömberg and Kurt Wires (1 medal)
4	Men's Kayak Doubles, 500 metres	8
5	Men's Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres	12	1		1	2	4 athletes with 1 medal
6	Men's Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres	5	1		1	2	4 athletes with 1 medal
7	Men's Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres	11
8	Men's Kayak Relay 4 × 500 metres	4
9	Men's Canadian Singles, 500 metres	1
10	Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres	2			1	1	Olavi Ojanperä (1 medal)
11	Men's Canadian Singles, 10,000 metres	1
12	Men's Canadian Doubles, 500 metres	2
13	Men's Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres	6
14	Men's Canadian Doubles, 10,000 metres	2
15	Men's Folding Kayak Singles, 10 kilometres	1
16	Women's Kayak Singles, 200 metres	1
17	Women's Kayak Singles, 500 metres	4	1			1	Sylvi Saimo (1 medal)
18	Women's Kayak Doubles, 500 metres	2

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