The United States have won five Olympic canoeing events ... 3 in the canoe disicpline and 2 in kayak. Kayak - 1) 1988 - Greg Barton won gold in K-1 1000 meters and Barton and Norman Bellingham won gold in K-2 1,000 meters. Canoe - 1) 1992 - Scott Strasubaugh and Joe Jacobi won gold in C-2 Slalom.
2) 1952 - Frank Haynes won gold in the C-1 10,000 meters.
3) 1948 - Steven Lysak and Stephen Macknowski won gold in the C-2 10,000 meters.
The U.S. Olympic Committee awards gold-medalists $25,000, silver-medalists $15,000 and bronze-medalists $10,000.
$25,000 for gold $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze!
A gold, bronze or Silver medal. The U.S. Olympic Committee awards gold-medalists $25,000, silver-medalists $15,000 and bronze-medalists $10,000.
ChinaAmericaGermany (?)
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The Gold medalists of 1936 got a one year old oak seedling as a gift from the German people.
$170
Canada
Stanford
The men's gold medalists were the United States in a time of 2:56.16. The women's gold medalists were the Soviet Union in a time of 3:15.17.
They don't win any money because technically they are amateurs, but if the Canadians win gold they get 20,000 Canadian dollars The U.S. Olympic Committee awards American gold-medalists $25,000, silver-medalists $15,000 and bronze-medalists $10,000.
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