Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics medal, while Germany topped the medal table overall, with three gold, two silver and three bronze medals. A new qualification system was created for both slalom and sprint canoeing at the 2012 Games. The quotas were set for each event by the International Canoe Federation in July 2010. Men Gallery of some of the gold medalists in the canoeing events: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics The canoeing races at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were contested in two main disciplines: the slalom, from 29 July to 2 August, and the sprint, from 6 to 11 August. The slalom
Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 253 competitors, 206 men and 47 women, took part in 130 events in 17 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. The Rome Games continued Great Britain and Northern Ireland's disappointing run in the Olympics, with British athletes picking up only two gold medals (down from six in 1956). Overall, they won twenty medals, finishing twelfth. Men's Hammer Throw Women's Discus Throw Women's Shot Put 12 male cyclists represented Great Britain in