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Canoeing At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 1000 Metres
The men's C-2 1000 metres was a competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes. Because there were ten teams in this event, heats were introduced. Both the heats and final took place on December 1. Medalists Heats The ten teams first raced in two heats. The top four teams in each heat advanced directly to the final. Final The Danes Danes ( da, danskere, ) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nationality native to Denmark and a modern nation identified with the country of Denmark. This connection may be ancestral, legal, historical, or cultural. Danes generally regard t ... originally finished seventh in the final, but were disqualified for reasons not disclosed in the official report. References 1956 Summer Olympics official report.p. 408. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 1000 metres Men's C-2 1000 Men's events at the 1956 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous two Games in 1948 and 1952. The competition was held on Lake Wendouree in Ballarat. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's event References1956 Summer Olympics official report.pp. 396–410. * 1956 Summer Olympics events 1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ... Canoeing and kayaking competitions in Australia 1956 in canoeing {{1956-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerner Christiansen
Gerner Christiansen (13 March 1928 – 3 October 2006) was a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ... in Melbourne, he was disqualified in the finals of the C-2 1000 m event. References * 1928 births 2006 deaths Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Danish male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Denmark {{Denmark-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
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Richard Moran (canoeist)
Richard Moran (November 22, 1932 – June 14, 1989) was an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and the early 1960s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he was eliminated in the heats of the C-2 1000 m event. Four years later in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ..., Moran was disqualified in the repechage round of the C-2 1000 m event. References External links * 1932 births 1989 deaths American male canoeists Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for the United States {{US-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Byers (canoeist)
George A. Byers (July 3, 1916 – June 5, 1995) was an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ... in Melbourne, he was eliminated in the heats of the C-2 1000 m event. References * 1916 births 1995 deaths American male canoeists Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for the United States {{US-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Oldershaw
Herbert "Bert" Oldershaw (November 10, 1921 in Toronto – March 28, 2006 in Burlington, Ontario) was a Canadian sprint canoeist and sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s.Bert was a founding member of the Toronto Island Canoe Club. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the C-2 10000 m event at London in 1948. Bert's partner was Bill Stevenson. Oldershaw was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004 in both athlete and builder categories. He is a father of Dean Oldershaw, Reed Oldershaw and Scott Oldershaw and grandfather of Mark Oldershaw Mark Oldershaw (born February 7, 1983) is a Canadian sprint canoeist. Oldershaw won the bronze medal in the C-1 1000 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He is a third generation Canadian Olympic canoer, fifth family member to compete a ..., all of whom competed for Canada in the Olympics. Mark Oldershaw won a bronze medal for Canada at the 2012 Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Collins (canoeist)
William Jerome Collins (April 3, 1932 – May 28, 1993) was a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he finished seventh in the C-2 1000 m event. Collins later co-founded the Burloak Canoe Club in Oakville, Ontario Oakville is a town in Halton Region, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Lake Ontario between Toronto and Hamilton. At its 2021 census population of 213,759, it is Ontario's largest town. Oakville is part of the Greater Toronto Area, one of the ..., with Dorothy Jamieson. The trophy given annually to the winner of the CanoeKayak Canada national sprint championship in Men's U17 C-15 is named in Collins' honour. References 1932 births 1993 deaths Canadian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Canada {{Canada-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Renaud (canoeist)
Marcel Renaud (27 May 1926 – 5 December 2016) was a French sprint and slalom canoeist who competed in the 1940s and the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at Melbourne in 1956. Renaud also won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships at Mâcon. In canoe slalom, he won a gold medal in the C-1 team event at the 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Geneva. Renaud's uncle Marcel finished fourth in the 4000 m team pursuit cycling event at Paris in 1924. Both of his sons would win Olympic canoeing medals of their own. His oldest son, Eric, won a bronze in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles while his youngest son, Philippe, won a bronze in the C-2 500 m 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 pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Dransart
Georges Dransart (May 12, 1924 – June 14, 2005) was a French sprint canoeist, born in Paris, who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals with one silver (C-2 10000 m: 1956) and two bronzes (C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m: both 1948). Dransart won two silver medals at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark. This event was held under the International Canoe Federation. The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Two eve ..., earning them in the C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m events. References * * * 1924 births 2005 deaths Sportspeople from Paris Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics French male canoeists Olympic canoeists of France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ohman
Thomas Ohman (1926 – November or December 2016) was an Australian canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ... in Melbourne, he finished fifth in the C-2 1000 m and seventh in the C-2 10000 m event. ReferencesThomas Ohman's profile at Sports Reference.com 1926 births 2016 deaths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jones (canoeist)
William Jones (born 14 February 1931) is an Australian canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ... in Melbourne, he finished fifth in the C-2 1000 m and seventh in the C-2 10000 m event. ReferencesWilliam Jones' profile at Sports Reference.com External links * 1931 births Australian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Australia Possibly living people 20th-century Australian people Place of birth missing {{Australia-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Kirschner
Herbert Kirschner (7 April 1925 – 9 August 2010) was a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. Competing for the United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ... in Melbourne, he was eliminated in the heats of the C-2 1000 m event. References * 1925 births 2010 deaths Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Olympic canoeists for the United Team of Germany {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |