Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games ▪ Next Summer Games
Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Henley Royal Regatta Course, Henley-on-Thames
Date Started: August 12, 1948
Date Finished: August 12, 1948
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Gert Fredriksson |
| Silver: | Frederik Kobberup Andersen |
| Bronze: | Henri Eberhardt |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gert Fredriksson | 28 | Sweden | SWE | 4:51.9 | QU |
| 2 | Harry Åkerfelt | 33 | Finland | FIN | 4:52.0 | QU |
| 3 | Walter Piemann | 21 | Austria | AUT | 4:52.2 | QU |
| 4 | Luboš Vambera | 23 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 4:52.8 | QU |
| 5 | Juliaan Bogaert | 23 | Belgium | BEL | 5:00.1 | |
| 6 | Hans Straub | 20 | Switzerland | SUI | 5:05.5 | |
| 7 | Marcel Lentz | 19 | Luxembourg | LUX | 5:10.8 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederik Kobberup Andersen | 28 | Denmark | DEN | 4:40.9 | QU |
| 2 | Hans Martin Gulbrandsen | 34 | Norway | NOR | 4:45.4 | QU |
| 3 | Henri Eberhardt | 34 | France | FRA | 4:45.5 | QU |
| 4 | Wim van der Kroft | 31 | Netherlands | NED | 4:46.2 | QU |
| 5 | Czesław Sobieraj | 34 | Poland | POL | 4:46.5 | |
| 6 | Thomas Horton | 22 | United States | USA | 4:58.0 | |
| 7 | János Toldi | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 4:59.8 | |
| 8 | Norman Dobson | Great Britain | GBR | 5:00.1 |