Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics was held between 20 October 1964 and 22 October 1964 on Lake Sagami, 60km (40miles) from Sagamiko, Kanagawa, Japan. There were 7 events, 5 of which were for men and 2 for women. Both of the women's events were 500 metre kayaking events; there were three kayaking and two canoeing events for men, all of which covered 1000 metres. The K-4 event for men was introduced to the Olympic program at these Games, replacing the 4×500 metre K-1 event that was raced in the 1960 Games.
The Romanian canoeists garnered the most medals at 5, but did not win a single gold medal. In that category the Soviet competitors were the most successful, taking three championships. The German team and the Swedish team each won a pair of golds as well.
| C-1 1000 m | ||||
| C-2 1000 m | ||||
| K-1 1000 m | ||||
| K-2 1000 m | ||||
| K-4 1000 m | Nikolai Chuzhikov Anatoli Grishin Vyacheslav Ionov Vladimir Morozov | Günther Perleberg Bernhard Schulze Friedhelm Wentzke Holger Zander | Simion Cuciuc Atanase Sciotnic Mihai Țurcaș Aurel Vernescu |
| K-1 500 m | |||
| K-2 500 m | |||