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Canoeing At The 1996 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 1996 Summer Olympics program. Medalists Results Heats 20 crews entered in three heats. The top three finishers in each heat advanced to the semifinals while the rest advanced to the repechages. Repechages The top four finishers in each repechage and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the semifinals. Semifinals The top four finishers in each semifinal and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the final. Final The final was held on August 4. Andersson's Olympic medal total was brought to seven with three gold, two silver, and two bronze. Fischer's silver matched the total of Sweden's Gert Fredriksson with eight. Australia's bronze medal crew was foreign-born with Wood (formerly Annemarie Cox) from the Netherlands and Borchert from Germany. References1996 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3.p. 168. *Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (20 ... [...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] |
Bonka Pindzheva
Bonka Pindzheva ( bg, Бонка Пинджева) (born October 12, 1970) is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s (decade). She won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-2 500 m: 2003) and a bronze (K-2 200 m: 2002). Pindzheva also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of sixth in the K-2 500 m event at Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ... in 2004. References * *Sports-reference.com profile 1970 births Bulgarian female canoeists Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Bulgaria ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lia Rousset
Lia Rousset (born October 5, 1977 in Alhambra, California) is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ..., she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 500 m events. References Sports-Reference.com profile 1977 births American female canoeists Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for the United States Sportspeople from Alhambra, California 21st-century American women {{US-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeAnne Hemmens
DeAnne Hemmens (born July 2, 1964) is an American sprint kayak who competed in the mid-1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 500 m events. She later competed in both surf ski and lifesaving Lifesaving is the act involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid. It often refers to water safety and aquatic rescue; however, it could include ice rescue, flood and river rescue, swimming pool rescue and other emergency medical services. ... events. References Sports-Reference.com profile 1964 births American female canoeists Canoeists at the 1996 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] |
Nataliya Guly
Natalya Gouilly (sometimes listed as Nataliya Guly, born August 19, 1974) is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). She won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-4 200 m: 1999) and two bronzes (K-2 200 m: 1997, K-4 200 m: 1998). Gouilly also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of seventh on two occasions ( K-4 500 m: 1996, K-4 500 m: 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...). References * *Sports-reference.com profile 1974 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Russia Russian female canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Russia-canoe-bio-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larisa Kosorukova-Pesyakhovich
Larissa Kosorukova-Pesyakhovich (russian: Лариса Косорукова-Песяхович, born May 30, 1973) is a Russian-born Israeli sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s (decade). She won three bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 1995 (K-2 200 m for Russia under her maiden name of Kosorukova), 1998 (K-4 200 m for Russia under her married name of Pesyakhovich), and 2002 (K-2 1000 m for Israel under her married name). Kosorukova-Pesyakhovich also competed in three Summer Olympics. Competing for Russia at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, she finished seventh in the K-4 500 m and eighth in the K-2 500 m. Four years later in Sydney, Kosorukova-Pesyakhovich competed for Israel in the K-2 500 m event, but was eliminated in the semifinals. She closed out her Olympic career at the 2004 Games in Athens with her best overall finish of sixth in the K-1 500 m event. Kosorukova-Pesyakhovich moved to Israel followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elżbieta Urbańczyk
Elżbieta Urbańczyk (born 26 April 1971 in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1988 to 2002. She won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1994), three silvers (K-1 200 m: 2001, K-2 200 m: 1997, K-2 500 m: 1995), and three bronzes (K-1 200 m: 2002, K-2 200 m: 1994, K-2 1000 m: 1997). Urbańczyk also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the K-1 500 m event at Sydney in 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from .... References * * * External links * * 1971 births Living people Polish female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Poland Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izabela Dylewska
Izabela Dylewska-Światowiak (born March 16, 1968, in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1987 to 1997. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won two bronze medals in the K-1 500 m event, earning them in 1988 and 1992. Dylewska's first success on the international kayaking scene occurred at the 1987 World Championships when she won a silver medal in the women's K-1 500 m event, which would prove to be her best event over the ensuing years. Dylewska won a second world championships' silver medal in the K-1 500 m in 1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs .... In 1995, Dylewska partnered with Elżbieta Urbańczyk to win the silver medal at the 1995 World Championships in the women's K-2 500 m. Dylewska's partnership with Urbańczyk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatriz Manchón
Beatriz Manchón Portillo (born May 29, 1976 in Sevilla) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-1990s. She won fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 200 m: 1999, 2002), three silvers (K-2 200 m: 2003, K-4 200 m: 2002, 2003), and ten bronzes (K-2 200 m: 1998, K-2 500 m: 1997, 2001, 2002; K-2 1000 m: 2001, K-4 500 m: 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2009). Manchón also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth on three occasions (2004: K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m; 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...: K-4 500 m). References Canoe09.ca profile* * * 1976 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izaskun Aramburu
Izaskun Aramburu Balda (born December 29, 1975) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s (decade). She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 200 m: 1999, 2001), and four bronzes (K-2 200 m: 1998, K-2 500 m: 1997;, K-4 500 m: 1997, 1998). Aramburu also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of sixth on two occasions ( K-2 500 m and K-4 500 m: both 1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...). References * * * 1975 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of Spain Spanish female canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak 20th-century Spanish women {{Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Rojas
Sandra Rojas (born October 20, 1973) is a Mexican sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ..., she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 500 m events. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1973 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Living people Mexican female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in canoeing Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Canoeists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican women 21st-century Mexican women {{Mexico-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renata Hernández
Renata Hernández (born November 2, 1974) is a Mexican sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ..., she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 500 m events. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1974 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Living people Mexican female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in canoeing Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Canoeists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican women 21st-century Mexican women {{Mexico-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
