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Canoeing At The 1980 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 1980 Summer Olympics program. Medalists Results Heats Thirteen crews entered in two heats on July 30, but one withdrew. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final while the remaining six teams were relegated to the semifinal. In the official report, Mincheya's first name was listed as Velichka. Semifinal The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on August 1) advanced to the final. Final The final was held on August 1. The East Germans achieved the most decisive victory in women's Olympic canoeing ever. References1980 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3.p. 197. *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 Limited. p. 493. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's K-2 500 met ... [...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] |
Mariya Mincheva
Maria Mintscheva (sometimes listed as Mariya Mincheva) ( bg, Мария Минчева), born 7 February 1952) is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She won two medals in the K-4 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1977 and a silver in 1978. Mintscheva also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of seventh in the K-2 500 m event at Montreal in 1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila .... References * * * 1952 births Bulgarian female canoeists Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Bulgaria ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Bulgaria-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Vašáková
Helena Vašáková (born April 27, 1961) is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million .... References * 1961 births Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Czechoslovak female canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Czechoslovakia {{Slovakia-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jana Polakovičová
Jana Polakovičová (born 28 June 1961) is a Czechoslovak sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ..., she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-2 500 m events. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1961 births Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Czechoslovak female canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Czechoslovakia {{Slovakia-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Frances Wetherall
Frances Wetherall (born 3 February 1952) is a British canoe sprinter who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ..., she finished eighth in the K-2 500 m event. References * EDUCATION She was educated at St. Michael's catholic grammar school in north Finchley, London. 1952 births Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Great Britain British female canoeists {{UK-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marijke Kegge
Maria "Marijke" Kegge-Deege (born 26 July 1957) is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ..., she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event. References * 1957 births Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Dutch female canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists of the Netherlands Sportspeople from The Hague {{Netherlands-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ineke Bakker
Ineke Bakker (born 25 January 1956, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ..., she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event while withdrawing from the heats of the K-1 500 m event. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1956 births Living people Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Dutch female canoeists Olympic canoeists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewa Wojtaszek
Ewa Wojtaszek (born 28 February 1959) is a Polish sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, she finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event. Born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki Tomaszów Mazowiecki (, yi, טאָמעשעוו or ''Tomashuv'') is a city in central Poland with 60,529 inhabitants (2021). The fourth most populous city in the Łódź Voivodeship and the second with free public transport. In Tomaszów Mazowiec .... ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1959 births Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Poland Polish female canoeists People from Tomaszów Mazowiecki Sportspeople from Łódź Voivodeship {{Poland-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewa Kamińska-Eichler
Ewa Urszula Kamińska-Eichler (born 17 May 1953 in Elbląg) is a Polish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of fourth in the K-1 500 m event at Montreal in 1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila .... References Sports-reference.com profile 1953 births Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of Poland Polish female canoeists People from Elbląg Sportspeople from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship 20th-century Polish women {{Poland-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte Vernaillen
Brigitte Vernaillen (Schoten, 6 April 1958) is a Belgian canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1970s. She was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 500 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Together with Marleen Kuppens she was selected for the K-2 500 m at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million .... References 1958 births Belgian female canoeists Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Belgium Place of birth missing (living people) {{Belgium-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
