Canoeing as a sport was born in the decade of 1.840, canoeing began to be considered as a sport. The birth of kayaking as we know it today dates back to the kayak built in 1.865 by Scotsman John MacGregor, a lawyer living in London.is a water sport that is played on a light boat, usually fiberglass or plastic yachts, and fiber or carbon kevlar racing boats.
The first club was the Royal Canoe Canoe Club in Trowlock Island on the River Thames (London), in 1.866, where boating as a sport spread around the world, taking a strong development in Germany, with center the river Rhine. It was included as a demonstration sport at the 1924 Paris Olympics and was formalized as an Olympic sport at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
The first five countries winners gold medal are:
The first club was the Royal Canoe Canoe Club in Trowlock Island on the River Thames (London), in 1.866, where boating as a sport spread around the world, taking a strong development in Germany, with center the river Rhine. It was included as a demonstration sport at the 1924 Paris Olympics and was formalized as an Olympic sport at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
The first five countries winners gold medal are:
- 88-Hungria
- 57-Alemania
- 40-Rusia
- 23-Bielorrusia
- 22-Polonia