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Canoeing At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 Metres
The men's K-2 1000 metres was a competition in 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 .... The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heats and final took place on December 1. Medalists Heats The 15 teams first raced in three heats. The top three teams in each heat advanced directly to the final. The Finnish team originally finished second in their heat prior to their disqualification. Final References 1956 Summer Olympics official report.p. 404. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 1000 metres Men's K-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] |
Zoltán Szigeti
Zoltán Szigeti (17 December 1932 – 12 May 2009) was a Hungarian canoe sprinter who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon. Szigeti competed in the K-2 1000 m event 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, but was eliminated in the heats and did not advance to the final. References * * External links * 1932 births 2009 deaths Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Hungarian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Hungary ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Graffen
Maurice Graffen (22 October 1924 – 4 December 2016) was a French sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon. Graffen also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-2 1000 m event at Melbourne in 1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim .... References * *Maurice Graffen's profile at Sports Reference.com 1924 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germain Van Der Moere
Germain Van der Moere (Ghent, 29 November 1922 – 11 May 2018) was a Belgian sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague. Van Der Moere also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the K-2 1000 m event at Melbourne in 1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim .... References * * * * "Kano & Kajak" (magazine of VKKF, Flemish canoe and kayak federation) issue 124, p. 28 1922 births 2018 deaths Belgian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Belgium ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Sportspeople from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Verbrugghe
Hendrik "Henri" Verbrugghe (20 July 1929 – 9 July 2009) was a Belgian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1950s to the mid-1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague. Verbrugghe also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the K-2 1000 m event at Melbourne in 1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim .... References * * * * 1929 births 2009 deaths Belgian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Belgium ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Belgium-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Green (canoeist)
Dennis Allan Green (26 May 1931 – 5 September 2018) was an Australian sprint canoeist, surf lifesaver, coach and sporting administrator who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. He was the first Australian to compete in five Summer Olympics, and he won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at Melbourne in 1956. He also won 57 Gold Medals at the World Masters Games and a further 75 at national level. Personal Green was born in Epping, New South Wales on 26 May 1931. He was married to Shirley and they had two daughters – Christine and Karen. From 2012 until his death, he and Shirley lived in Little Bay, New South Wales. Green died of cancer, aged 87, on 5 September 2018. Canoeing Green's Olympic Games record: *1956 – Men's K-2 1000m – 7th final ; Men's K- 2 10000m – Bronze Medal with Wally Brown *1960 – Men's K-2 1000 – 6th semi-final ; Men's K Relay – 3rd semi-final *1964 – Men's K-4 1000m – 9th final *1968 – Men's K-4 1000m – 4th semi-fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Brown (canoeist)
Walter William Brown (31 May 1925 – 15 April 2011 in Botany, New South Wales) was an Australian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event 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, with his kayak partner Dennis Green. ReferencesWalter Brown's profile at Sports Reference.com 1925 births 2011 death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pagkos
John Pagkos (born January 17, 1936) is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. 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 K-2 1000 m event. Four years later in Rome, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 4 × 500 m event. Results References Sports-reference.com profile* 1936 births American male canoeists Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for the United States {{US-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Dermond
Russell Charles "Chick" Dermond (December 31, 1936, in Fair Lawn, New Jersey – May 9, 2015) was an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His early years were spent in the American Canoe Association as a flatwater racer and began in the wooden "peanut," which was the predecessor of modern kayaks and C boats. A many-time national champion, he competed in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics. 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 K-2 1000 m event. Four years later in Rome, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 4 × 500 m event. He attended as Team Manager in 1972 and later served on the U.S. Olympic Committee. He was very active in the ACA, serving in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Górski
Jerzy Górski (October 27, 1929 – May 1997) was a Polish 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 finished tenth in the K-2 10000 m event while being eliminated in heats of the K-2 1000 m event. ReferencesSports-reference.com profile 1929 births 1997 deaths Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Poland Polish male canoeists Sportspeople from Warsaw {{Poland-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryszard Skwarski
Ryszard Skwarski (5 April 1930 in Zakroczym - 1 June 1996) was a Polish Canoe racing, sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fourth in the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 4 × 500 metres, K-1 4 × 500 m event at Rome in 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960. References Sports-reference.com profile 1930 births 1996 deaths Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Poland Polish male canoeists People from Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County Sportspeople from Masovian Voivodeship {{Poland-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Blick
Raymond Blick (born 27 May 1930) is a British canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the K-2 10000 m event at Melbourne in 1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim .... ReferencesRaymond Blick's profile at Sports Reference.com 1930 births Living people Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Great Britain British male canoeists Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |