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1999 Canoe Sprint European Championships
The 1999 Canoe Sprint European Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia. European Canoe Association Medal overview Men Women Medal table References External links European Canoe Association {{Canoe Sprint European Championships Canoe Sprint European Championships 1999 in Croatian sport 1999 in canoeing Canoeing in Croatia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 767,131. The population of the Zagreb urban agglomeration is 1,071,150, approximately a quarter of the total population of Croatia. Zagreb is a city with a rich history dating from Roman Empire, Roman times. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Ščitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851 Janko Kamauf became Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Kostoglod
Aleksandr Viktorovich Kostoglod (russian: Александр Викторович Костоглод, born 31 May 1974) is a Soviet-born, Russian sprint canoeist who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three medals with two silvers (2004: C-2 1000 m, 2008: C-2 500 m) and one bronze (2004: C-2 500 m). Kostoglod is a six-time world champion gold medallist in the Canadian canoe (C) events. Kostoglod did not take up canoeing until the age of fourteen, at the suggestion of family friend and double world champion Vladimir Ladosha. Within a year he was champion of the USSR in his age group. By 18 he was senior national champion and competing at the Barcelona Olympics, He was disappointed to finish tenth in the C-1 1000 m but has since admitted that as a youngster he was relying on his natural strength to make up for his lack of technique. It did not help that his coach Alexander Abramiants was excluded from the Unified Team delegation to Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Tissin
Andrey Tissin (russian: Андрей Тиссин; 5 July 1975 – 1 March 2008) was a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 500 m: 2001), two silvers (K-4 200 m: 2001, K-4 500 m: 1999), and a bronze (K-4 500 m: 1998). Tissin also competed in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ... in Atlanta, but was eliminated in the semifinals. He lived in Krasnodar, and was 1.86 m (6'1") tall, weighing 90 kg (198 lb). Tissin later became a coach of the Russian national team, drowning during a training session in 2008. References * * *Utro.ru March 5, 2008 on Tissin's death 1975 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ivanik
Aleksandr Ivanik (born 26 February 1968) is a Russian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s. He won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-4 200 m: 1997, K-4 500 m: 1993, 2001; K-4 1000 m: 1994), three silvers (K-2 200 m: 1999, 2001; K-4 500 m: 1999), and four bronzes (K-4 500 m: 2003, K-4 1000 m: 1993, 1998, 2001). Ivanik also competed in two Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the semifinals for both games (1996: K-2 1000 m, 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...: K-2 500 m). References * * * 1968 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Russia Russian male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitaliy Gankin
Vitaliy Gankin is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-4 500 m: 1999) and two bronzes (K-4 200 m: 1999, K-4 500 m: 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...). References * * Living people Russian male canoeists Year of birth missing (living people) ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{russia-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatoly Tishchenko
Anatoly Tishchenko (russian: Анатолий Анатольевич Тищенко; born 18 July 1970, in Taganrog) is a Russian sprint canoer who competed from 1989 to 2004. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the K-4 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996. Tishchenko also won a total of fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds (K-2 500 m: 1990, K-4 200 m: 1994, 1997; K-4 500 m: 1993, 1994, 1995; K-4 1000 m: 1994), four silvers (K-2 200 m: 1998, K-2 500 m: 1989, K-4 200 m: 1995, K-4 1000 m: 1990), and four bronzes (K-4 200 m: 1999, K-4 500 m: 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ..., K-4 1000 m: 1993, 1998). References * * * 1970 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Verlin
Sergey Verlin (Сергей Верлин; born 12 October 1974 in Voronezh) is a Russian sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-to-late 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Verlin also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-4 200 m: 1994, 1997; K-4 500 m: 1994, 1995), two silvers (K-2 200 m: 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ..., K-4 500 m: 1995), and a bronze (K-4 1000 m: 1998). After retiring, Verlin went into politics, standing as a candidate for the United Russia party of Vladimir Putin. Since 2004 he has been a coach of the Russian national kayak squad. References * * External links * 1974 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Gjersøe
Andreas Georg Gjersøe (sometimes shown as Andreas Gjersø, born 6 August 1976 in Bærum) is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s. He finished fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a bronze medal in the K-4 200 m event at the 1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat .... He is 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) tall and weighs 80 kg (176 lb). ReferencesOfficial website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Olav Fjeldheim
Nils Olav Fjeldheim (born 18 April 1977, Tysvær) is a Norwegian sprint canoer and marathon canoeist who competed from 1998 to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the K-2 1000 m event at Athens in 2004. He won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 1000 m: 2001), a silver (K-2 1000 m: 2002), and a bronze (K-4 200 m: 1998). Fjeldheim retired from international racing in 2005. He lives in Tysvær Tysvær is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the Haugalandet region. The municipality is located on the Haugalandet peninsula on the northern side of the Boknafjorden, just east of the towns of Kopervik and Haugesund. Th ..., Norway. References * * External links * 1977 births Living people Norwegian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Wysocki
Adam Wysocki (born 27 December 1974 in Augustów) is a Polish canoe racing, sprint canoeist who competed from 1994 to 2008. He has won eighteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 200 m: 1994 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 1994, K-2 500 m: 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 1999), ten silvers (K-2 200 m: 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2002, 2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2003, 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2006; K-2 500 m: 2002, 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2005; K-2 1000 m: 1999, K-4 200 m: 1994, K-4 1000 m: 1994, 2006, 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2007), and five bronzes (K-2 200 m: 1999, 2005; K-2 500 m: 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 1995, K-4 500 m: 2006, K-4 1000 m: 2005). Biography Wysocki also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth twice (Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marek Twardowski
Marek Twardowski (born 6 October 1979 in Białystok) is a Polish sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 1990s. He won fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-1 500 m: 2006, K-2 500 m: 1999), nine silvers (K-2 200 m: 2002, 2003, 2006; K-2 500 m: 2002, 2005; K-2 1000 m: 1999, K-4 200 m: 1999, K-4 1000 m: 2006, 2007), and four bronzes (K-1 500 m: 2007, K-2 200 m: 1999, 2005; K-4 1000 m: 2007). Twardowski also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-2 500 m event at Athens in 2004. Nicknamed ''Twardy'', he is 1.82 m (6'0) tall and weighs 85 kg (187 lbs). Twardowski is a member of the Sparta Augustów club where he is coached by Andrzej Siemion. On 9 July 2008 he was named the Polish national flag bearer for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Hottmar
Pavel Hottmar (born June 28, 1979 in Liberec) is a Czech sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ..., he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-4 1000 m events. References Sports-Reference.com profile 1979 births Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Czech male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for the Czech Republic Sportspeople from Liberec {{CzechRepublic-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
