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Canoeing At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 Metres
The women's Canoe racing#Canoe sprint, canoe sprint K-2 500 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 7 and 9 August at Dorney Lake, Eton Dorney. Franziska Weber and Tina Dietze, representing Germany at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Germany, won the gold medal. Hungary at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Hungary's Katalin Kovács and Natasa Dusev-Janics took silver and the bronze medal was won by Karolina Naja and Beata Mikołajczyk from Poland at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Poland. Competition format The competition comprised heats, semi-finals, and a final round. The top five boats from each heat, and the fastest loser, advanced to the semi-finals. The top four boats in each semi-final advanced to the "A" final, and competed for medals. A placing "B" final was held for the other semi-finalists. Schedule All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00) Results Heats The five fastest boats and the best-timed loser qualified to the semi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorney Lake
Dorney Lake (also known as Eton College Rowing Centre, and as Eton Dorney as a 2012 Summer Olympics venue) is a purpose-built rowing lake in England. It is near the village of Dorney, Buckinghamshire, and is around 3 km (2 miles) west of Windsor and Eton, close to the River Thames. The lake is privately owned and financed by Eton College, which spent £17 million developing it. Additional grants, totalling £500,000, were obtained from Sport England, UK Sport, the DCMS and SEEDA in order to build the lake's finish tower. The project was completed in 2006, after 10 years of construction. Although it is primarily for use by the school, the facilities are hired out for rowing, as well as for canoeing, dragon boating, open water swimming and triathlon. 2012 Olympic venue The lake was used as the 2012 Summer Olympic venue for rowing and canoe sprint, and as the 2012 Summer Paralympic venue for rowing. For the duration of the Olympics, the lake was officially referred to as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Johansson
Karin Johansson, (born 1986) is a Swedish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 200 m event at the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged. Her home club is Örebro Örebro ( , ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, sixth-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of the Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers in ... KF. References * *Svenska kanotförbundet: Landslagsaktiva Living people Swedish female canoeists 1986 births Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Sweden ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Canoeists at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Sweden {{Sweden-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolina Moldovan
Nikolina Moldovan ( sr-cyr, Николина Молдован, born 1 May 1990) is a Serbian sprint canoer. Career Nikolina was born on 1 May 1990 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia to a Serb father, Zoran Moldovan and a Russian mother, Tatjana, originally from Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, .... Her sister Olivera Moldovan is also a sprint canoer. Nikolina represented Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in 2 disciplines: K-1 200m and K-2 500m (with her sister, Olivera Moldovan). Moldovan competed in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In the K-2 500m she competed with Milica Starovic. References External links * * Biography at sportline.hu {{DEFAULTSORT:Moldovan, Nikolina 1990 births Living people Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou Yu (canoeist)
Zhou Yu (; born 23 January 1989) is a Chinese sprint canoeist. She won gold and silver medal in the women's kayak singles (both 200 and 500 m) at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Zhou is also a member of Hunan Sports Club, there she is coached and trained by Wu Yubiao. Zhou represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in both the women's kayak singles and doubles. For her first event, the women's K-2 500 metres, Zhou and her partner Wu Yanan narrowly missed out of the Olympic medal in the A-final by nearly fourteen hundredths of a second (0.14) behind the Polish pair Karolina Naja and Beata Mikołajczyk Beata Mikołajczyk (Polish pronunciation: ; born 15 October 1985) is a Polish sprint canoer. She competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, in two events for each games; she won one silver and two bronze medals and placed fourth two times. ..., posting their time of 1:44.136. Three days later, Zhou barely advanced to the semi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Yanan (canoeist)
Wu Yanan (; born December 8, 1985, in Chuzhou, Anhui) is a Chinese sprint canoeist. She won a gold medal, as a member of the Chinese women's kayak four team, at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, with a time of 1:34.440. Wu represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's K-2 500 metres. Wu and her partner Zhou Yu narrowly missed out on an Olympic medal in the A-final by almost fourteen hundredths of a second (0.14), finishing behind the Polish bronze-medal winning pair of Karolina Naja and Beata Mikołajczyk Beata Mikołajczyk (Polish pronunciation: ; born 15 October 1985) is a Polish sprint canoer. She competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, in two events for each games; she won one silver and two bronze medals and placed fourth two times. ..., with a time of 1:44.136. References External links * * * 1985 births Chinese female canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for China Canoeists at the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayexi Gandarela
Dayexi Gandarela Sosa (born July 4, 1986, in Caibarién) is a Cuban sprint canoeist. She edged out the Argentine pair (led by Alexandra Keresztesi) by two thirds of a second (0.67) for the gold medal in the women's K-2 500 metres at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Gandarela represented Cuba at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ..., where she competed in the women's K-2 500 metres. Gandarela and her partner Yulitza Meneses paddled to a sixth-place finish and fourteenth overall in the B-final by approximately three seconds behind the Slovakian pair ( Ivana Kmeťová and Martina Kohlová), posting their time of 1:50.124. References External linksNBC Olympics Profile 1986 births Cuban female canoeists Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yulitza Meneses
Yulitza Meneses Prieto (born November 9, 1985, in Nueva Gerona) is a Cuban sprint canoeist. Biography and career She edged out the Argentine pair (led by Alexandra Keresztesi) by two thirds of a second (0.67) for the gold medal in the women's K-2 500 metres at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Meneses represented Cuba at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's K-2 500 metres. Meneses and her partner Dayexi Gandarela Dayexi Gandarela Sosa (born July 4, 1986, in Caibarién) is a Cuban sprint canoeist. She edged out the Argentine pair (led by Alexandra Keresztesi) by two thirds of a second (0.67) for the gold medal in the women's K-2 500 metres at the 2011 P ... paddled to a sixth-place finish and fourteenth overall in the B-final by approximately three seconds behind the Slovakian pair ( Ivana Kmeťová and Martina Kohlová), posting their time of 1:50.124. References External linksNBC Olympics Profile 1985 births Cuba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisa Sawers
Louisa Jane Gurski (née Sawers, born 26 May 1988) is a London 2012 Olympic Games finalist who competes in Sprint Kayaker for Great Britain. She was brought up in Walton-on-Thames and started Kayaking at Elmbridge Canoe Club, Weybridge at the age of 10. International results Early success saw her win the 2006 World Junior Marathon Championships in both K1 and K2 events with Jessica Walker. She then moved to Marlow, Buckinghamshire to train with the Great Britain Kayaking team at Dorney Lake and Bisham Abbey. 2009 2009 was a breakthrough year in the Senior sprint events for Louisa, where she won a Bronze Medal at the 2009 Canoe Sprint European Championships in the K4 200m, 5th in the K4 500m at the same event. Another 5th at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth, Canada confirmed the results were not a fluke. She finished the year with a Silver at the Under 23 Canoe Marathon World Championships in Gaia, Portugal. 2010 A solid year for Louisa in the Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abigail Edmonds
Abigail Susan Elisabeth Edmonds (born 26 September 1990 in Watford) is a British canoeist that was chosen to represent Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ... at the London 2012 Olympics. She competed in the K-2 500 m with Louisa Sawers-Gurski, finishing in 11th place. References External links * * * 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Watford British female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Great Britain Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics {{UK-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyndsie Fogarty
Lyndsie Fogarty (born 17 April 1984 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a bronze medal in at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ... in the K-4 500 m event. References Australian Olympic Committee profile* 1984 births Australian female canoeists Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in canoeing Australian Institute of Sport canoeists Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics People educated at Brisbane State High School Sportswomen from Queensland Sportspeople from Brisbane 21st-century Australian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Flood
Naomi Flood (born 7 April 1986) is an Australian kayaker. She was the 2009 overall winner for the Ironwoman Series. She represented Australia at 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-2 500 m event, with teammate Lyndsie Fogarty. Personal Nicknamed Floody, Flood was born on 17 April 1986 in Sydney. She went to primary school at Bilgola Plateau Public School before going to high school at Barrenjoey High School. She attended Northern Beaches TAFE from 2004 to 2005, where she earned a Diploma of Hospitality Management. , she is pursuing a Bachelor of Communications from Open University Australia. , she lives in northern Sydney. Naomi is a member of the Manly Surf Life Saving Club. As a surf lifesaver, she has won several medals at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships. In 2009, she was the overall winner for the Ironwoman Series after winning the Australian and world titles in the competition. Flood is tall. Canoeing Flood started canoeing in 2009 with friends from sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Lauric
Irina Lauric (born December 29, 1992, in Rădăuţi) is a Romanian sprint canoeist. Lauric is a member of the canoe and kayak team for ASC Olympia București, and is coached and trained by Iuan Sipos. Lauric represented Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ..., where she competed in the women's K-2 500 metres. Lauric and her partner Iuliana Paleu paddled to an eighth-place finish and sixteenth overall in the B-final by 0.19 seconds, behind the Russian pair Natalia Lobova and Vera Sobetova, posting their time of 1:52.468. References External linksNBC Olympics Profile 1992 births Romanian female canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Romania Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics People from Rădăuți Cano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
