Canoeing At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 Metres
The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs 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 se ...ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program. Medalists Results Heats Ten crews entered in two heats on August 6. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final while the remaining four teams were relegated to the semifinal. Semifinal The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on August 8) advanced to the final. Final The final was held on August 10. References1984 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 2.p. 364. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's K-2 500 metres Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Women's K-2 500 1984 in women's canoeing, Olympic Women's ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Lesley Smither
Started off at leaside canoe club in 1974 at that time she was training with Paul Barnett another young and promising whitewater canoeist. Lesley Smither (born 12 March 1958) is a British canoe sprinter who competed in the early to mid-1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of seventh in the K-4 500 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 .... ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1958 births British female canoeists Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Great Britain {{UK-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anne Wahl
Anne Wahl (born August 25, 1953) is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ... in Los Angeles, she finished sixth in the K-4 500 m event and seventh in the K-2 500 m event. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1953 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Living people Norwegian female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Norway 20th-century Norwegian women {{Norway-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kari Ofstad
Kari Ofstad (born 26 June 1961) is a Norwegian sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ... in Los Angeles, she finished sixth in the K-4 500 m event and seventh in the K-2 500 m event. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile External links * 1961 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Living people Norwegian female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Norway {{Norway-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leslie Klein
Leslie Klein (born December 20, 1954) is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ..., she finished fourth in the K-4 500 m event and fifth in the K-2 500 m event. Klein attended Middlebury College as a member of the class of 1978. References Sports-Reference.com profile 1954 births American female canoeists Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for the United States Middlebury College alumni 21st-century American women {{US-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shirley Dery
Shirley Dery-Batlik (born November 17, 1961, in White Plains, New York) is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of fourth in the K-4 500 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 .... ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1961 births American female canoeists Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for the United States 21st-century American women {{US-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nastasia Ionescu
Nastasia Nichitov-Ionescu (born 5 March 1954) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at Los Angeles in 1984. Ionescu also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-2 500 m: 1977) and five bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1978, 1979; K-4 500 m: 1978, 1979, 1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...). References * * * 1954 births Living people Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Romania Olympic gold medalists for Romania Romanian female canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Agafia Orlov-Buhaev-Constantin
Agafia Orlov-Buhaev-Constantin (born April 19, 1955) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at Los Angeles in 1984. Constantin also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-2 500 m: 1977) and seven bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1978, 1979, 1981; K-4 500 m: 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...). References * * * 1955 births Living people Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of Romania Olympic gold medalists for Romania Romanian female canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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To Kit Yong
To Kit Yong (born September 21, 1957) is a Hong Kong sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1980s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ... in Los Angeles. External links * * 1957 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Hong Kong female canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Hong Kong Place of birth missing (living people) {{HongKong-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ho Kim Fai
Ho Kim Fai (; born 27 November 1962) is a Hong Kong Rowing (sport), rower and Canoe racing, sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres, K-1 500 m and the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres, K-2 500 m events in Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics, canoeing. 1992 Summer Olympics, Eight years later in Barcelona, Ho finished 15th in the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics, single sculls event. External linksSports-Reference.com profile 1962 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Hong Kong female canoeists Hong Kong female rowers Living people Olympic canoeists for Hong Kong Olympic rowers for Hong Kong Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in rowing Rowers at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Hong Kong Medalists at the 1994 Asi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lutgarde Thijs
Lutgarde Thijs (born 2 January 1962 in Neerpelt) is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1980s. She finished ninth in the K-2 500 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' .... References Sports-Reference.com profile 1962 births Belgian female canoeists Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of Belgium People from Neerpelt Sportspeople from Limburg (Belgium) {{Belgium-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marleen Kuppens
Marleen Kuppens (born 30 April 1959, in Neerpelt) is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of ninth in the K-2 500 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 Southeas .... References Sports-reference.com profile 1959 births Belgian female canoeists Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Belgium People from Neerpelt Sportspeople from Limburg (Belgium) 20th-century Belgian women {{Belgium-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |