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Canoeing At The 2000 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 2000 Summer Olympics program. Medalists Results Heats 13 crews entered in two heats. The top three finishers in each heat advanced to the final while the rest advanced to the semifinal. Overall Results Heats Semifinal The top three finishers in the semifinal advanced to the final. Final The final was held on 1 October. Fischer made history in this race in three ways. First, she became the first woman to win two or more medals in four Summer Olympics. Second, Fischer became the fourth woman to earn seven gold medals. Third, she joined American swimmer Jenny Thompson as the only non-gymnastics competitors to win ten medals in the Summer Olympics. References2000 Summer Olympics Canoe sprint results.*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Women's Kayak Pairs 500 Meters". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limi ... [...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] |
Kathryn Colin
Kathryn ("Kathy") A. Colin (born February 6, 1974) is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-2000s. She won two medals at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with a gold in the K-2 500 m event and a silver in the K-4 500 m event. Colin also competed 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 ..., but was eliminated in the semifinals of each of the four events she competed. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1974 births American female canoeists Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of the United States Sportspeople from Hawaii Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists ... [...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] |
Nataliya Feklisova
Nataliya Feklisova ( uk, Наталія Феклісова; born 10 October 1974) is a Ukrainian sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s (decade). She won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań. Feklisova also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the K-4 500 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 * *Sports-reference.com profile 1974 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Ukraine Ukrainian female canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak 21st-century Ukrainian sportswomen {{Ukraine-canoe-bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Balabanova
Hanna Balabanova ( ua, Ганна Балабанова, born 10 December 1969) is a Ukrainian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s (decade). Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Athens in 2004. Balabanova also won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Poznań, Poland at Lake Malta. The Polish city had hosted the event previously in 1990. The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. ... in Poznań. References * * * 1969 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Ukraine Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Ukrainian female canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Wood (kayaker)
Anna Wood (born Annemarie Cox on 22 July 1966) is a Dutch-born Australian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1980s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won two bronze medals in the K-2 500 m, earning them in 1988 with the Netherlands and 1996 with Australia. Wood also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-2 500 m: 1998, K-2 1000 m: 1998, 1999), four silvers (K-1 5000 m: 1991, K-2 500 m: 1987, 1997; K-2 1000 m: 1997), and a bronze (K-2 500 m: 1985). She also represented the Dutch kayak team from 1983 to 1989. Wood's husband, Steven (1961–95), won a bronze in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She was an Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katrin Borchert
Katrin Borchert (born 4 November 1969) is an East German-born Australian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one silver (1992: K-4 500 m for Germany) and two bronzes (both Australia, 1996: K-2 500 m, 2000: K-1 500 m). During her career, she has represented four countries: East Germany, then West Germany, then Germany followed by Australia. Borchert was born in 1969 in Waren an der Müritz, a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany. She won the Junior World Championship in 1987 but was overshadowed by Birgit Fischer. Borchert went to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, as a reserve for East Germany but did not compete. Her opportunity arose when Fischer went on maternity leave after the Seoul Olympics; she won three gold medals at the 1989 World Championships in Plovdiv. Borchert and her coach, Kersten Neumann, went to West Germany for the 1990 season; this was a year prior to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Furneaux
Karen Furneaux (born December 23, 1976) is a Canadian sprint kayaker who has been competing since 1988. A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, she won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. This includes two golds (K-1 200 m: 2001, K-2 200 m: 1998), three silvers (K-1 500 m: 2005, K-2 500 m: 1999, K-4 200 m: 1997), and four bronzes (K-1 200 m: 2005, 2006; K-1 1000 m: 2005, K-1 4 x 200 m: 2009). Furneaux also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the K-2 500 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 .... In 2018 she was named one of the greatest 15 athletes in Nova Scotia's history. References Canoe09.ca profile * * Official website* 1976 births Canadian people of French descent Canadian fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Brunet
Caroline Brunet (born March 20, 1969 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1980s to 2004. Competing in five Summer Olympics, she won three medals in the K-1 500 m event with two silvers (1996, 2000) and one bronze (2004). Brunet also has won 21 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with ten golds (K-1 200 m: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003; K-1 500 m: 1997, 1998, 1999; K-1 1000 m: 1997, 1999; K-4 200 m: 1995), seven silvers (K-1 200 m: 1995, 2002; K-1 500 m: 1995, 2002, 2003; K-1 1000 m: 1998, K-2 500 m: 1999), and four bronzes (K-1 200 m: 1994, K-1 500 m: 1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ..., K-2 1000 m: 2003, K-4 200 m: 1994). References * * External links * * 1969 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariana Limbău
Mariana Limbău (born August 25, 1977) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain .... References * 1977 births Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Romanian female canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Romanian sportswomen Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Romanian sportswomen {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raluca Ioniţǎ
Raluca () is a common Romanian female given name, a Latinized diminutive of the Greek name Ralloú', a rare form of the Greek name Heracleia. It may refer to: * Raluca Băbăligea (born 1984), Romanian aerobic gymnast * Raluca Băcăoanu (born 1989), Romanian handballer *Raluca Haidu (born 1994), Romanian gymnast *Raluca Ioniță (born 1976), Romanian sprint canoeist * Raluca Izbașa, (born 1990), Romanian artistic gymnast *Raluca Olaru (born 1989), Romanian tennis player * Raluca Onel, (born 1982), Romanian artistic gymnast * Raluca Presadă, (born 1978), Romanian activist and politician *Raluca Radulescu, professor of medieval literature *Raluca Ripan (1894–1972), Romanian chemist *Raluca Saita (born 1979), Romanian film editor *Raluca Sandu (born 1980), Romanian tennis player *Raluca Sârghe (born 1987), Romanian footballer *Raluca Sbîrcia (born 1989), Romanian épée fencer *Raluca Șerban (born 1997), Romanian tennis player *Raluca Strămăturaru (born 1985), Romanian l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetlana Vakula
Svetlana Vaklua (born 5 September 1977) is a Belarusian sprint canoeist who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ..., she finished sixth in the K-4 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1977 births Belarusian female canoeists Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Belarus 21st-century Belarusian women {{Belarus-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
