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Canoeing At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 Metres
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics The canoeing competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was composed of 16 events (12 for men and 4 for women) in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. The slalom events returned to the Olympic program after a 20-year absence, since th ... program. The official report did not make clear on the third repechage, two semifinals, and final which events were the men's K-2 1000 m event and the men's K-4 1000 m event and would thus create confusion to the average reader. Medalists Results Heats 27 crews entered in four heats. The top two finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals. One crew did not finish while the remaining teams were relegated to the repechages. Repechages The top three crews in each of the three repechages and the fastest fourth-place finisher advanced to the semifinals. Semifinals The top four finishe ... [...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] |
Antoon De Brauwer
Antoon De Brauwer (Hasselt, 11 February 1964) is a Belgian canoe sprinter who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events. Eight years later in Barcelona, De Brauwer was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event and the repechage Repechage (; french: repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well known example is the wild car ...s of the K-2 500 m event. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1964 births Belgian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Belgium {{Belgium-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniele Scarpa
Daniele Scarpa (born 3 January 1964) is an Italian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to 1997. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Atlanta in 1996 with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events. Biography Scarpa also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 500 m and K-2 1000 m: both 1995), two silvers (K-2 1000 m: 1993, 1994), and a bronze (K-2 10000 m: 1985). He quit the national team in 1997 to what he claimed was widespread doping. Scarpa also was elected to the local government as a member of the Greens Party. Scarpa married the paralympian archer Sandra Truccolo in 2007 and they offer canoeing courses. besport.org, retrieved 27 September 2014 See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Luschi
Paolo Luschi (born July 16, 1970) is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ..., he finished fifth in the K-2 1000 m event. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile External links * 1970 births Canoeists at the 1992 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] |
Juan Manuel Sánchez
Juan Manuel Sánchez de Castro (born 18 April 1965) is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. He won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1991), a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1991), and a bronze (K-2 500 m: 1993). Sánchez also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-2 500 m event at Barcelona in 1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi .... References * * * 1965 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of Spain Spanish male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan José Román
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Chi Lok
Arnold Chung Chi Lok (; born 23 January 1972) is a Hong Kong sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m event. Biography Chung was born on 23 January 1972. His maternal grandfather lived on the water. In his youth, Chung participated in the Sea Scouts and received the Canoe Medal of Honor () and won at the Hong Kong Youth Competition (). Zhong competed as a professional athlete for four years. He became a member of the Hong Kong national rowing team in 1990 and competed in the Olympics and the Asian Games. At the 1994 Asian Games, he received fourth place in rowing at a four-person rowing event, failing to medal at 0.35 seconds behind the third-place finishers. He received a nomination from the Hongkong Canoe Union for the Coca-Cola Sports Stars Awards, an award the ''South China Morning Post'' called "prestigious". Chung discontinued canoeing after he part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luk Kwok Sun
Luk Kwok Sun (born August 13, 1960) is a Hong Kong sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 1000 m event. Four years later in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ..., Luk was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events. External linksSports-Reference.com profile 1960 births Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Hong Kong male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Hong Kong Canoeists at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong {{HongKong-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Karim (canoeist)
Abdul Karim (born May 10, 1967) is an Indonesian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ..., he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events. External linksSports-Reference.com profile 1967 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Indonesian male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Indonesia Canoeists at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Indonesia 20th-century Indonesian people 21st-century Indonesian people {{Indonesia-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Razak (canoeist)
Abdul Razak (born October 10, 1964) is an Indonesian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ..., he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events. External linksSports-Reference.com profile 1964 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Indonesian male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Indonesia Asian Games medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 1990 Asian Games Canoeists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia 21st-century Indonesian people 20th-century Indonesian people {{Indonesia-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennie Reynders
Bennie Reynders (born 16 May 1962) is a South African canoe sprinter who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ..., he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 500 m event and the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1962 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for South Africa South African male canoeists {{SouthAfrica-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Van Riet
Willem van Riet (born 3 October 1969) is a South African canoe sprinter who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ..., he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-1 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1969 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for South Africa South African male canoeists {{SouthAfrica-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
