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Canoeing At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's K-4 500 Metres
The women's K-4 500 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program. This event debuted at these games.https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/Factsheets-Reference-Documents/Games/OG/History-of-sports/Reference-document-Canoe-Sprint-History-at-the-OG.pdf Medalists Final References External links1984 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 2.p. 364. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's K-4 500 metres Women's K-4 500 Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ... Women's events at the 1984 Summer Olympics ... [...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] |
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] |
Janine Lawler
Janine Lawler (born 16 August 1965) is a British canoe sprinter who competed in the mid to late 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ..., she earned her best finish of seventh in the K-4 500 m event. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1965 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Great Britain British female canoeists Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Ingeborg Rasmussen
Ingeborg Rasmussen (born July 5, 1960) is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth 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 1960 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people Norwegian female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Norway {{Norway-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Wenche Lægried
Wenche is a popular female first name in Norway. The name is also spelled Venke, Wenke, Venche, Wencke, Vence or Vencke. Notable people with the name include: *Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen (born 1959), Norwegian lawyer and judge * Wenche Foss (1917–2011), Norwegian actress *Wenche Klouman (1918–2009), Norwegian actress *Venke Knutson (born 1978), Norwegian singer *Wenche Myhre (born 1947), Norwegian singer *Wenche Selmer Wenche Elisabeth Selmer (23 May 1920 – 30 May 1998) was a Norwegian architect. She specialized in timber architecture, working residential projects. Her wooden cabins and houses were inspired by nature and designed to not overwhelm or dominate ... (1920–1998), Norwegian architect {{Given name Feminine given names Norwegian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Skolnik
Judith Skolnik (born 24 January 1966) is a West German canoe sprinter 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 fifth in the K-4 500 m event. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile External links * 1966 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics West German female canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for West Germany {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Schüttpelz
Barbara Lewe-Pohlmann-Schüttpelz (born 9 September 1956 in Emsdetten, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a West German canoe sprinter who won competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two medals 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 ... with a silver in the K-1 500 m and a bronze in the K-2 500 m events. ReferencesBarbara Schüttpelz at databaseOlympics.com 1956 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina Schmidt
Regina Schmidt (born 24 February 1958) is a West German canoe sprinter 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 fifth in the K-4 500 m event. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile External links * 1958 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics West German female canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for West Germany Place of birth missing (living people) {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josefa Idem
Josefa Idem married Guerrini (born 23 September 1964) is an Italian sprint canoer turned politician. Competing in eight Summer Olympics, she has five medals. Winning 35 international medals during her career, Idem was the first Italian woman to win World Championships (22 total, five gold) and Olympic medals in canoe sprint. At the 2009 world championships, she became the oldest medalist in the history of the world championships. After her retirement, she was elected in 2013 as member of the Italian Parliament for the Democratic Party, and successively named Minister for Equal Opportunities, Sport and Youth Policies as part of the cabinet of Enrico Letta. On 24 June 2013, she resigned from the charge because of judicial investigation on allegedly unpaid taxes. Biography Josefa Idem was born in Goch, West Germany, and began paddling at the age of eleven. In 1977, aged thirteen, she competed at the European Championships in Plovdiv and won gold medals over 200, 500 and 1000 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Turner (canoeist)
Ann Turner (born December 18, 1956) is an American sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of fourth in the K-4 500 metres 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 .... She retired from the sport in 1985. Her brother is fellow sprint canoer Brent Turner. References 1956 births American female canoeists Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1984 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] |
