At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, twelve events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1984.
Medal table
Medal summary Men's events C-1 500 metresC-1 1000 metresC-2 500 metresC-2 1000 metresK-1 500 metresK-1 1000 metresK-2 500 metresK-2 1000 metresK-4 1000 metresZsolt GyulayFerenc CsipesSándor HódosiAttila ÁbrahámAleksandr MotuzenkoSergey KirsanovIgor NagaevViktor DenisovKay BluhmAndré WohllebeAndreas StähleHans-Jörg Bliesener
Women's events K-1 500 metresK-2 500 metresK-4 500 metresBirgit SchmidtAnke NothnagelRamona PortwichHeike SingerErika GécziErika MészárosÉva RakuszRita KőbánVanja GeshevaDiana PaliiskaOgniana PetkovaBorislava Ivanova
References 1988 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 2. pp. 336–50.