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Canoeing At The 1996 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 1996 Summer Olympics The canoeing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta / USA was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. Timing in 1/1000ths of a second began at these games for the sprint events. Medal table Medal summary Slalo ... program. Medalists Results Heats 24 crews entered in three heats. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining teams were relegated to the repechages. Repechages The top four crews in each of the two repechages and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the semifinals. Semifinals The top four finishers in each of the two semifinals and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the final. Final The final was held on August 3. Germany led the first half of the race, but could not match the finishing power of the Italians. Scarpa, comp ... [...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] |
Juraj Kadnár
Juraj Kadnár (born 5 September 1972 in Bratislava, Karlova Ves) is a Czechoslovak- Slovak sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1990s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000m event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Paris for Czechoslovakia. Kadnár also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-4 1000 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 ..., also for Czechoslovakia. He earned gold, silver and bronze medals on European Championships. Juraj Kadnár graduated from the Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia - The Faculty of Physical Education and Sports. References * *Sports-reference.com profile 1972 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mooney (canoeist)
John Mooney (born August 6, 1964) is an American sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s (decade). He won a gold medal in the K-2 200 m event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg. Mooney also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000. Mooney was born in Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ..., WA, and lives in Eugene, Oregon with his wife and two children. References * * * 1964 births American male canoeists Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for the United States Sportspeople from Eugene, Oregon Sportspeople from Seattle ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Newton (kayaker)
Peter Newton (born June 3, 1970 in Honolulu) is an American sprint kayaker who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth twice (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, K-4 1000 m). Peter was the first American kayaker to win three medals at a Pan American Games, winning two gold and a silver in Argentina in 1995. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile External links2000 Olympic - k2 500m final (Video)Peter Newton and Angel Perez 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Honolulu American male canoeists Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for the United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Darby-Dowman
Paul Darby-Dowman (born 25 November 1977) is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s (decade). Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the K-2 1000 m event at Athens in 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 .... ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1977 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Great Britain British male canoeists {{UK-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grayson Bourne
Grayson Bourne is a British canoe sprinter who competed from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. He won two medals in the K-2 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (1990) and a silver (K-2 10000 m: 1989). Bourne also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A .... He won 67 British National titles. Bourne now owns the most successful Kayak ergometer company KayakPro USA LLC who have been suppliers of ergometers to the last 5 Olympic Games and to NASA. References * * * * Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesper Staal
Jesper Møllegaard Staal (born March 1, 1972) is a Danish sprint canoer who competed from the early 20th century to the mid-2000s (decade). He won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1994 and a silver in 1997. Staal also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth twice ( K-2 500 m: 1992, K-2 1000 m: 1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...). References * * * 1972 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Danish male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists of Denmark ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Denmark-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thor Nielsen
Thor Nielsen (born 11 July 1959) is a Danish sprint and marathon canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-1 10000 m: 1993, K-2 1000 m: 1994), two silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1993, K-2 10000 m: 1987), and a bronze (K-4 10000 m: 1985). Nielsen also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth twice ( K-2 500 m: 1992, K-2 1000 m: 1996). Nielsen is currently working as the national coach of Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ... References * * * 1959 births Living people Danish male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Denmark Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Queiróz
Joaquim Queiróz (born 6 April 1971) is a Portuguese sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events. Four years later in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ..., Queiróz was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1971 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Portugal Portuguese male canoeists {{Portugal-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Fernandes
Rui Fernandes (born 16 March 1971) is a Portuguese sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ... in Barcelona. Four years later in Atlanta, Fernandes was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1971 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Portugal Portuguese male canoeists {{Portugal-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Yubiao
Wu Yubiao (born January 18, 1975) is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1990s. 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, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile External links * 1975 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Chinese male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for China {{PRChina-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Haifeng (canoeist)
Xu Haifeng (born November 27, 1976) is a Chinese sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1990s. 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, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events. References Sports-Reference.com profile 1976 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Chinese male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for China Sportspeople from Fujian {{PRChina-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
