At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1964. Lake Xochimilco was where the events took place.
| C-1 1000 metres | ||||
| C-2 1000 metres | ||||
| K-1 1000 metres | ||||
| K-2 1000 metres | ||||
| K-4 1000 metres | Steinar Amundsen Tore Berger Egil Søby Jan Johansen | Anton Calenic Haralambie Ivanov Dimitrie Ivanov Mihai Țurcaș | Csaba Giczy Imre Szöllősi István Timár István Csizmadia |
| K-1 500 metres | ||||
| K-2 500 metres |