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 2008 Summer Olympics Hoy became Scotland's most successful Olympic competitor ever, and the first Briton to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games since Henry Taylor in 1908. His success resulted in the velodrome for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow being named in his honour. Rebecca Romero became the first British woman to win a medal in two different Olympic sports by following her silver medal in the quadruple sculls rowing in 2004 with gold in the women's individual pursuit. In the debut appearance of BMX events at the Olympics, world champion Shanaze Reade finished out of the medals after