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1986 Rowing World Cup
The 1986 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 17 to 24 August 1986 at Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Medal summary Looking at the open weight classes only, East Germany was the most successful nation (4 gold – 2 silver – 5 bronze) followed by the Soviet Union (3–2–2) and Romania (2–2–1). Men's events Women's events References {{World Rowing Championships Rowing competitions in the United Kingdom World Rowing Championships World Rowing Championships International sports competitions hosted by England 1986 in English sport Sports competitions in Nottingham World Rowing Championships 1980s in Nottingham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre
Holme Pierrepont Country Park, home of The National Water Sports Centre is located in the hamlet of Holme Pierrepont near Nottingham, England and on the River Trent. It is used for many different types of sports and has recently received significant investment which has enabled a major refurbishment of existing facilities as well as introduction of new facilities. Run by Serco on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council, it was previously one of five National Sports Centres, and is a unique sporting venue set in the centre of the country. History The centre was constructed during 1970 and 1971 on a former gravel works and required the excavation of one and a half million Cubic yard, cubic yards of material. The centre opened in 1971 and won second prize in the 1972 Times/RICS Conservation Awards and was consequently chosen to host the first British Rowing Championships, National Rowing Championships in 1972. Until 2009 the centre was operated on behalf of Sport England howev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeriy Dosenko
Valeriy Andriyovych Dosenko (born 25 April 1965) is a Soviet/Ukrainian rower. He won a gold medal at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham with the men's quadruple sculls. He competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics and came seventh in the quad scull A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated 4x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four people who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, or "sculls", one in each hand. Rac .... References 1965 births Living people Soviet male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic rowers for the Unified Team Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics {{USSR-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Redgrave
Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave (born 23 March 1962) is a British retired rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships golds. He is the most successful male rower in Olympic history, and the only man to have won gold medals at five Olympic Games in an endurance sport. Redgrave is regarded as one of Britain's greatest-ever Olympians. As of 2016 he was the fourth-most decorated British Olympian, after cyclists Sir Chris Hoy, Sir Jason Kenny and Sir Bradley Wiggins. He has carried the British flag at the opening of the Olympic Games on two occasions. In 2002, he was ranked number 36 in the BBC poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. He received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year – Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. Early life and education Redgrave was born in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, to Geoffrey Edward Redgrave, a submariner in the Second World War who bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Holmes
Andrew John Holmes (15 October 1959 – 24 October 2010) '''', 25 October 2010 was a British . Biography Holmes was born in , Greater London, and was educated at in |
Mel LaForme
Melvin LaForme (born February 6, 1953) is a Canadian rower. Biography LaForme was born in Buffalo, New York in 1953. He represented Canada in the men's eight at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where the team came eighths. He won a gold medal at the 1985 World Rowing Championships in Hazewinkel with the men's quadruple sculls. He represented Canada in the quad scull at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References 1953 births Living people Canadian male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in rowing Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Douma
Paul Douma (born November 21, 1962) is a Canadian rower. He won a gold medal at the 1985 World Rowing Championships in Hazewinkel The Hazewinkel is a 2,000 m rowing and regatta course belonging to Bloso in Heindonk, municipality of Willebroek, near Mechelen, Belgium. The site consists of a finishing tower, boathouses, a cafeteria and eight basic huts that house athl ... with the men's quadruple sculls. References 1962 births Living people Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers from St. Catharines World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada 20th-century Canadian people {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mills (rower)
Robert Mills (born December 9, 1957) is a Canadian champion rower. Mills was born in 1957 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He won a bronze medal in the men's single sculls category at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal at the 1985 World Rowing Championships in men's quadruple sculls, and a bronze medal in the same event at the 1986 World Rowing Championships. He finished ninth in the same category at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References External links NSSHF: Robert Mills: Rowing World Champion {{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Robert 1957 births Living people Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers for Canada Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Hamilton (rower)
Douglas Turnbull Hamilton (born August 19, 1958) is a Canadian Olympic medallist rower. Hamilton was born in 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He won a bronze medal in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal at the 1985 World Rowing Championships in men's quadruple sculls, and bronze medals in the same event at the 1986 World Rowing Championships and 1987 World Rowing Championships He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Doug married Lynn Polson (member of Team Canada women's basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics, placing 4th), and they are parents to NHL hockey players Dougie and Freddie Hamilton. Hamilton attended high school at University of Toronto Schools, and university at Queen's University and the London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Krzepiński
Andrzej Krzepiński (born 17 July 1963) is a Polish rower. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References 1963 births Living people Polish male rowers Olympic rowers for Poland Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers from Warsaw {{Poland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sławomir Cieślakowski
Sławomir Cieślakowski (born 2 May 1961) is a Polish rower. He competed in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References 1961 births Living people Polish male rowers Olympic rowers for Poland Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers from Warsaw {{Poland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirosław Mruk
Mirosław Mruk (born 11 February 1962) is a Polish rower. He competed in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References 1962 births Living people Polish male rowers Olympic rowers for Poland Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics People from Poznań County Sportspeople from Greater Poland Voivodeship {{Poland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldemar Wojda
Waldemar, Valdemar or Woldemar is an Old High German given name. It consists of the elements ''wald-'' "power", "brightness" and ''-mar'' "fame". The name is considered the equivalent of the Slavic name Vladimir, Volodymyr, Uladzimir or Włodzimierz. The Old Norse form ''Valdamarr'' (also ''Valdarr'') occurs in the Guðrúnarkviða II as the name of a king of the Danes. The Old Norse form is also used in Heimskringla, in the story of Harald Hardrada, as the name of a ruler of Holmgard (Veliky Novgorod), in this case as a translation of the Slavic name ''Volodimer''.Alison Finlay (2004). ''Fagrskinna: A Catalogue of the Kings of Norway''. Brillp. 236 The ''Fagrskinna'' kings' sagas also have ''Valdamarr'' as the translation of Slavic ''Volodimer''/''Vladimir'', in reference to both Vladimir the Great and Vladimir Yaroslavovich. The German form was introduced to Scandinavia as ''Valdemar'' in the 12th century, with king Valdemar I of Denmark. People with the name Royalty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
