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Canoeing At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 Metres
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program. Medalists Results Heats The 20 crews first raced in three heats on September 5. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining 11 teams were relegated to the repechage heats. Repechages Taking place on September 7, The top three competitors in each of the two repechages advanced to the semifinals. Semifinals The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on September 8) advanced to the final. The Soviet Union's position at 500 meters in the second semifinal is missing in the official report. The third semifinal was so fast that Belgium and Yugoslavia's time would have gotten them into the finals if either nation had competed in the other two semifinals. Final The final was held on September 9. References1972 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3.pp. 491–3. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayak
A kayak is a small, narrow watercraft which is typically propelled by means of a double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Greenlandic word ''qajaq'' (). The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler. The cockpit is sometimes covered by a spray deck that prevents the entry of water from waves or spray, differentiating the craft from a canoe. The spray deck makes it possible for suitably skilled kayakers to roll the kayak: that is, to capsize and right it without it filling with water or ejecting the paddler. ] Some modern boats vary considerably from a traditional design but still claim the title "kayak", for instance in eliminating the cockpit by seating the paddler on top of the boat ("sit-on-top" kayaks); having inflated air chambers surrounding the boat; replacing the single hull with twin hulls; and replacing paddles with other human-powered propulsion methods, such as foot-powered rotational propellers and "fli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Blass
Rudolf Blass (born October 5, 1948 in Saarlouis) is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1970s. He won two silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them 1971 (K-4 1000 m) and 1973 (K-4 10000 m). Blass also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at Munich in 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me .... References * *Sports-reference.com profile 1948 births People from Saarlouis Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for West Germany ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Sportspeople from Saarland {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Parnham
Douglas Robert "Doug" Parnham (born 23 July 1951) is a British canoe sprinter who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the K-1 1000 m event at Montreal in 1976. He then went on to coach rowing, as of 2018, he coaches Emanuel School Boat Club Emanuel School Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Thames, based at Dukes Meadows, Chiswick, London. History The club belongs to Emanuel School and has 70 boats and a rowing tank for training at their boathouse. The club was the dominant fo .... References * 1951 births Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Great Britain British male canoeists {{UK-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Avery
Robin Avery (born 4 December 1948) is a British canoe sprinter who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ..., he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event and the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event. ReferencesSports-reference.com profile 1948 births Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Great Britain British male canoeists {{UK-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oreste Perri
Oreste Perri (born 27 June 1951) is an Italian sprint canoeist (and later politician) who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Biography Perri was born in Castelverde, in the province of Cremona. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-1 1000 m: 1975 (tied with Poland's Grzegorz Śledziewski, K-1 10000 m: 1974, 1975, 1977) and two bronzes (K-1 1000 m: 1974, 1977). Perri also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth twice (1972: K-4 1000 m, 1976: K-1 1000 m). On 22 June 2009, Perri was sworn in as mayor of Cremona, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re .... References * * * External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perri, Oreste 1951 births Living people Sportspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Pedretti
Mario Pedretti (born 7 February 1948) is an Italian sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ..., he finished fourth in the K-4 1000 m event. ReferencesSports-reference.com profile External links * 1948 births Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Italian male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Italy Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierangelo Congiu
Pierangelo Congiu (born 1 June 1951) is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ..., he finished fourth in the K-4 1000 m event. ReferencesSports-reference.com profile 1951 births Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Italian male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists of Italy Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Ughi
Alberto Ughi (born 16 April 1951) is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ..., he finished fourth in the K-4 1000 m event. ReferencesSports-reference.com profile External links * 1951 births Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Italian male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Italy Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Nilsson (canoeist)
Hans Evert Nilsson (born 5 September 1946) is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen. Nilsson also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-4 1000 m event in 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar .... References External links * * 1946 births Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Sweden Swedish male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Sweden-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Larsson
Per Gunnar Larsson (born 30 January 1946) is a retired Swedish sprint canoer. He was part of four-men teams that finished fourth and eighth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ... and 1972 Olympics, respectively. References 1946 births Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Sweden Swedish male canoeists People from Jönköping Sportspeople from Jönköping County {{Sweden-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Utterberg
Gunnar Utterberg (28 November 1942 – 12 September 2021) was a Swedish sprint canoer from Jönköping Jönköping (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland. The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipali .... He competed in 1000 m doubles and fours at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in the doubles event in 1964. He also won three silver medals at the European championships in 1967 and 1969. He died in September 2021, at the age of 78. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Utterberg, Gunnar 1942 births 2021 deaths People from Jönköping Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Swedish male canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 1964 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Andersson (canoeist)
Lars Ivar Andersson (born 22 November 1948) is a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 500 m: 1970, 1971) and three silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1970, 1971; K-2 1000 m: 1970). Andersson also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-2 1000 m event at Mexico City in 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar .... References * * * 1948 births Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Sweden Swedish male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Sweden-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
