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The 2008 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 22 to 27 July 2008 in conjunction with the World Junior Rowing Championships in Ottensheim near Linz, Austria. Since 2008 was an Olympic year for rowing, the World Championships did not include Olympic events scheduled for the 2008 Summer Olympics, or the adaptive rowing events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table References {{World Rowing Championships World Rowing Championships World Rowing Championships Rowing competitions in Austria Rowing Championships 2008 in Austrian sport Rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottensheim
Ottensheim is a municipality in the district of Urfahr-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. In July 2008 it hosted the World Rowing Championships, and it did so again in 2019. History First settlements in this area date from about 4000 BC. The first mention of the settlement in a document dates from 1148 AD. In 1228 AD, Ottensheim received the market right – as third town in Upper Austria, after Linz (1210) and Enns (city), Enns (1212). In 1527, the Habsburg-Monarch Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand I endowed the town and the castle to his chancellor Niklas Rabenhaupt von Suche, who expanded the castle. The coat of arms of Ottensheim dates from this time. Ottensheim has existed as a municipality since 1848. At this time and until 1893 the now self-contended municipality Puchenau also belonged to Ottensheim. In 1871 the first ferry over the Danube was installed. It was destroyed by an ice jam eight years later, and rebuilt in 1882. In 1964 the now still wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Manceau
Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thirteenth child and twelfth and youngest son) in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was also the progenitor of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. Unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan according to biblical narrative. In the Samaritan Pentateuch, Benjamin's name appears as "Binyamēm" (Samaritan Hebrew: , "son of days"). In the Quran, Benjamin is referred to as a righteous young child, who remained with Jacob when the older brothers plotted against Joseph. Later rabbinic traditions name him as one of four ancient Israelites who died without sin, the other three being Chileab, Jesse and Amram. Name The name is first mentioned in letters from King Sîn-kāšid of Uruk (1801–1771 BC), who called himself “King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Sancassani
Franco Sancassani (born 12 April 1974) is an Italian rower. He is the brother of fellow rower and World Championships gold medalist Elisabetta Sancassani. Biography Sancassani was part of the team which finished fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He largely specialises in lightweight and sculls events and has won nine gold medals at the World Rowing Championships The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It is a week-long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the .... In 2013 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at ''Oscar del remo'' (awards honouring Italian rowers). References External links * * 1974 births Living people Italian male rowers Sportspeople from Lecco Olympic rowers for Italy Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy Italian sky runners Rowers o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miloš Tomić
Miloš Tomić ( sr-cyrl, Милош Томић, born 2 April 1980 in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia, SR Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian rower. He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics and finished first in the B final of the Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight coxless four, men's lightweight four. He is a 2006 graduate of the Columbia University School of Engineering. Notes References * 1980 births Living people Serbian male rowers Olympic rowers for Serbia and Montenegro Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Columbia Lions rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Serbia European Rowing Championships medalists Sportspeople from Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro sportsmen Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Serbia-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goran Nedeljković
Goran Nedeljković ( sr-cyrl, Горан Недељковић, born 20 August 1982 in Smederevo, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian rower. He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ... and finished first in the B final of the men's lightweight four. References * * 1982 births Living people Serbian male rowers Olympic rowers for Serbia and Montenegro Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Serbia European Rowing Championships medalists Serbia and Montenegro sportsmen Sportspeople from Smederevo {{Serbia-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando Dell'Aquila
Armando Dell'Aquila (born 20 August 1987 in Scafati Scafati () is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in the Campania region of southern Italy. Geography Scafati is situated on the river Sarno. Under the bridge over the river into the village, the Sarno divides into a primary and t ...) is an Italian rower. References * 1987 births Living people Italian male rowers People from Scafati World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy Sportspeople from the Province of Salerno {{Italy-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Caianiello
Andrea Caianiello (born 24 September 1987) is an Italian rower. Biography He was part of the Italian men's lightweight coxless four team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1987 births Living people Italian male rowers Rowers from Naples Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of Italy World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy Rowers of Fiamme Oro {{Italy-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolos Goudoulas
Apostolos Gountoulas (born 4 February 1985 in Servia, Kozani) is a Greek rower. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's pair with his twin brother, Nikolaos Gkountoulas. They also won men's lightweight pairs at the 2008 World Championship and the openweight pair at the 2009 and 2011 European Championship. They also won the bronze at the 2009 World Championships. Together, they were also part of the Greek team that won the men's coxless fours at the 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... and 2012 European Championship, won the silver medal at the 2010 World Championships and came second in the 2010 European Championships. References External links * 1985 births Living people Greek male rowers Rowers at the 2012 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaos Goudoulas
Nikolaos Gountoulas (born 4 February 1985 in Servia, Kozani) is a Greek rower. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's pair with his twin brother, Apostolos Gkountoulas. They also won men's lightweight pairs at the 2008 World Championship and the openweight pair at the 2009 and 2011 European Championship. They also won the bronze at the 2009 World Championships. Together, they were also part of the Greek team that won the men's coxless fours at the 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... and 2012 European Championship, won the silver medal at the 2010 World Championships and came second in the 2010 European Championships. References External links * 1985 births Living people Greek male rowers Rowers at the 2012 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilias Pappas (rower)
Ilias Lappas (born ) is a former Greek male volleyball player. He was part of the Greece men's national volleyball team. He competed with the national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. On club level, he plays for AONS Milon. See also * Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics Greece was the host country for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004. As the progenitor nation and in keeping with tradition, Greek athletes have competed at every Summer Olympics in the modern era, alongside Australia, Gr ... References 1979 births Living people Greek men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Greece Panathinaikos V.C. players Volleyball players from Athens {{Greece-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaap Schouten
Jaap Schouten (born 9 December 1984 in The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital o ...) is a Dutch rower. References * 1984 births Living people Dutch male rowers Sportspeople from The Hague World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Grant (rower)
Duncan Grant (born 7 February 1980) is a New Zealand rower. Grant was born in Ashburton in 1980. Throughout his rowing career, he has competed in the lightweight men's single sculls category. At the 2006 World Rowing Championships in Eton, he won a bronze medal. He was lightweight men's single sculls world champion on three occasions: at the championships in 2007 in Munich, in 2008 in Ottensheim, and in 2009 in Poznań. When the world championships were held in his home town at Lake Karapiro in 2010, he missed the A-final and came first in the B-final. At the 2011 World Rowing Championships at Lake Bled, he won a bronze medal. In February 2011, Peter Taylor became New Zealand national champion in lightweight men's single sculls, beating Grant in an upset win. He was a mathematics teacher at Auckland Grammar School Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
