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Canoeing At The 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 Metres
The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan. The preliminary heats were held on 20 October 1964; 10 pairs entered and were split into two heats of 5 each. The top three placers in each heat advanced to the final, while the remaining four crews were relegated to the semifinal the next day. Those four competed together, with the top three joining the initial six finalists and the last-place pair being eliminated. The final, which included 9 of the original 10 crews, was held on 22 October. Medalists Results Heats The 10 crews first raced in two heats on 20 October. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final; the remaining 4 teams were relegated to the semifinal. Semifinal The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on 21 October) advanced to the final. The host nation's team became the first to be eliminated. Final The ... [...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] |
