| Event: | Canoeing |
| Games: | 1990 Asian Games |
| Venue: | Haizi Reservoir Aquatic Sports Centre |
| Dates: | 2–5 October 1990 |
| Next: | 1994 |
Canoeing and Kayaking were held at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China from October 2 to October 5. Men's and women's competition were held in Kayak and men's competition in Canoe. The competition included only sprint events.
| C-1 500 m | ||||
| C-1 1000 m | ||||
| C-2 500 m | Jiang Wenbiao Wang Boqing | Ri Jong-nam Chu Myong-sop | Shusei Fukuzato Hiroyuki Izumi | |
| C-2 1000 m | Kuang Rizhong Wang Xinqiang | Tsunehisa Uchino Kazuaki Nishikawa | Ri Jong-nam Chu Myong-sop | |
| K-1 500 m | ||||
| K-1 1000 m | ||||
| K-2 500 m | Chun In-shik Park Cha-keun | Koya Sato Fumihiro Kimura | Xue Bing Feng Xiaofeng | |
| K-2 1000 m | Chun In-shik Park Cha-keun | Liu Xingchao Lin Yuehua | Abdul Razak Anisi | |
| K-4 500 m | Liu Xingchao Lin Yuehua Hu Bin Tang Xin | Naoya Matsushiro Koya Sato Nobuyuki Saito Fumihiro Kimura | Kim Dong-soo Park Ki-jung Jung Jong-hwan Kim Byung-chun | |
| K-4 1000 m | Xue Bing Li Yanxin Feng Xiaofeng Huang Weiguo | Kim Dong-soo Park Ki-jung Jung Jong-hwan Kim Byung-chun | Kang In-sun Ri Song-chol Ryong Sang-hyok Ri Chang-sop |
| K-1 500 m | ||||
| K-2 500 m | Sun Yuhong Zhou Ronghua | Miyuki Kobayashi Kumi Arai | Kim Suk-yong Ri Myong-bok | |
| K-4 500 m | Wen Yanfang Ning Menghua Dong Ying Du Hong | Kim Suk-yong Yang Suk-yong Ri Myong-bok Kim Gyong-suk | Miyuki Kobayashi Kumi Arai Chieko Akagi Natsumi Mochizuki |