Canoeing at the 1987 Pan American Games
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The 1987 Pan American Games was the first to hold canoeing events.
Medal table
| Place | Nation |  |  | .svg.png){kind=small} | Total |
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| 1 |  United States | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 |  Cuba | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 500 metres | Jim Terrell United States | Stephen Wasteneys Canada | Jorge Montero Cuba |
| C-2 500 metres | Cuba | Canada | United States |
| C-1 1000 metres | Bruce Merritt United States | Armando Silega Cuba | Stephen Wasteneys Canada |
| C-2 1000 metres | Canada | United States | Cuba |
| K-1 500 metres | Norman Bellingham United States | Luis Pérez Cuba | Jeff Houser Canada |
| K-2 500 metres | United States | Cuba | Canada |
| K-1 1000 metres | Gregory Barton United States | Jorge García Cuba | Atilio Vásquez.svg.png){kind=small} Argentina |
| K-2 1000 metres | United States | Cuba | Canada |
| K-4 1000 metres | United States | Cuba | Argentina |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 metres | Traci Phillips United States | Erika Revesz Canada | Verónica Arbo Argentina |
| K-2 500 metres | United States | Canada | Argentina |
| K-4 500 metres | United States Traci Phillips | Canada | Cuba |
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