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Canoeing At The 1936 Summer Olympics
Canoeing was an official Olympic sport for the first time at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. It had been a demonstration sport twelve years earlier at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. A total of nine events were contested at the 1936 Games, all in Canoe racing, canoe sprint for men. In total, 158 canoeists from 19 nations took part in the canoe races. All these countries had sent in entries before the deadline, the only late entry came from Latvia, which was as a result excluded from participating in the canoeing competitions. The competitions were held on Friday, August 7, 1936, and Saturday, August 8, 1936. They were held on a regatta course at Grünau (Berlin), Grünau on the Langer See. Medal table Medal summary Participating nations A total of 119 canoers from 19 nations competed at the Berlin Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Notes References1936 Summer Olympics Official Report Volume 2. pp. 1020–9. * {{Canoeing an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prior To Canoe Event Competitions, 1936 Olympic Games
Prior (or prioress) is an Ecclesiology, ecclesiastical Title#Ecclesiastical titles (Christian), title for a Superior (hierarchy), superior in some religious orders. The word is derived from the Latin for "earlier" or "first". Its earlier generic usage referred to any monastic superior. In abbeys, a prior would be lower in rank than the abbey's abbot or abbess. Monastic superiors In the Rule of Saint Benedict, the term appears several times, referring to any superior, whether an abbot, Provost (religion), provost, Dean (Christianity), dean, etc. In other old monastic rules the term is used in the same generic sense. With the Cluniac Reforms, the term ''prior'' received a specific meaning; it supplanted the provost or dean (''praepositus''), spoken of in the Rule of St. Benedict. The example of the Cluniac congregations was gradually followed by all Benedictine monasteries, as well as by the Camaldolese, Vallombrosians, Cistercians, Hirsau Abbey, Hirsau congregations, and other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Brzák-Felix
Jan Brzák-Felix (6 April 1912 – 15 July 1988) was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist from Prague who competed from the mid-1930s to the early 1950s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the C-2 1000 m event with two golds (1936, 1948) and one silver (1952). Brzák-Felix also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (C-2 1000 m: 1950, C-2 10000 m: 1938, 1950) and one silver (C-2 1000 m: 1938). He also competed at the Geneva 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships and earned two silver medals (C-1 team, C-2 team) and two bronze medals (C-1, C-2). In 1955, Brzák-Felix teamed up with 1936 C-1 1000 m silver medalist Bohuslav Karlík to paddle the 118 miles (189.9 km) of the Vltava from České Budějovice to Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Landertinger
Fritz Landertinger (26 February 1914 – 18 January 1943) was an Austrian canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won the silver medal in the K-1 10000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He was killed in action during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... References External linksDatabaseolympics.com profile* 1914 births 1943 deaths Austrian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of Austria Olympic silver medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Austrian military personnel killed in World War II 20th-century Austrian people {{Austria-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Krebs (canoeist)
Ernst Krebs (4 November 1906 – 20 July 1970) was a German sprint canoeist, born in Munich. At the 1936 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in the K-1 10000 m event. This event took place on Friday 7 August 1936, at 5:10 pm. In total including himself, there were 15 participants representing 15 countries for the one-seater kayak race. Krebs won gold with a time of 46:01.6. The silver medal went to Fritz Landertinger, of Austria, with a time of 46.14.7 and the bronze medal went to Ernst Riedel, of the U.S.A., with a time of 47.23.9. The electric timing apparatus of the firm of Lòbner was used for time-keeping and there were four timekeepers at the finish line. Prior to and during his canoeing career, he was a competitive cross-country skier and won four German titles with the Bavarian 4x10 km relay at the Nordic Championships from 1928-1932. At the 1929 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Krebs came eighth in an 18 km race. He was affiliated with the Kanu-Club d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaap Kraaier
Jacob "Jaap" Kraaier (November 28, 1913 – January 7, 2004) was a Dutch flatwater canoeist who competed in the 1930s. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he won the bronze medal in K-1 1000 m event. Following his career in sports, Kraaier established himself as a businessman and naval architect. One of his most famous designs is the Pirate dinghy (Dutch:Piraatje) for children, thousands of which have been built since its inception in the 1950s. Kraaier was born in Zaandam and died in Egmond aan Zee Egmond aan Zee () is a village on the North Sea coast in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, about 9 km west of Alkmaar. Egmond aan Zee was a separate municipality until 1978, when it merged with E .... ReferencesDatabaseOlympics.com profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmut Cämmerer
Helmut Cämmerer (born 5 May 1911, date of death unknown) is a German sprint canoeist, born in Hamburg, who competed in the 1930s. He won the silver medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Cämmerer also won a silver medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm Vaxholm is a locality and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is located on the island of in the Stockholm archipelago. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Castle, which was constructed in 1549 on an islet with this nam .... ReferencesDatabaseOlympics.com profile* * *Mention of Helmut Cämmerer's death(Inactive as of November 16, 2008) 1911 births Sportspeople from Hamburg Canoeists at the 1936 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Year of death missing Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregor Hradetzky
Gregor Hradetzky (31 January 1909 – 29 December 1984) was an Austrian canoeist and organ builder who competed in the late 1930s. He was born in Krems an der Donau and died in Bad Kleinkirchheim. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he won the gold medal in the K-1 1000 metre competition as well as in the folding K-1 10000 metres event. He is only one of two Austrians ever who won two Olympic gold medals in the same Summer Olympic Games (the other is Julius Lenhart). Hradetzky also won a bronze in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm Vaxholm is a locality and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is located on the island of in the Stockholm archipelago. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Castle, which was constructed in 1549 on an islet with this nam ... representing Germany. References DatabaseOlympics.com profile* *image* *Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Škrland
Zdeněk Škrland (6 February 1914 – 6 March 1996) was a Czechoslovak sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Škrland also won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm. He was born and died in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate .... References * *Sports-reference.com profile 1914 births 1996 deaths Canoeists from Prague Canoeists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Czech male canoeists Czechoslovak male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Czechoslovakia Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian Medalists at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Václav Mottl
Václav Mottl (19 May 1914 – 16 June 1982) was a Czechoslovak sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Mottl also won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm. He was born and died in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate .... References * *Sports-reference.com profile 1914 births 1982 deaths Canoeists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Czech male canoeists Czechoslovak male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Czechoslovakia Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Canoeists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Charters
Harvey Blashford Charters (born May 8, 1912, in North Bay, Ontario, Canada - died July 17, 1995, in North Bay, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian flatwater canoeist who competed in the 1930s. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he won two medals with Frank Saker Frank Warren Saker (August 10, 1907 in Toronto – April 6, 1980) was a Canadian flatwater canoeist who competed in the 1930s. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he won two medals with Harvey Charters Harvey Blashford Charters ( ... with a silver in the C-2 10000 m and a bronze in the C-2 1000 m events ReferencesSports-reference.com profile 1912 births 1995 deaths Canadian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in canoeing Sportspeople from North Bay, Ontario {{canada-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Saker
Frank Warren Saker (August 10, 1907 in Toronto – April 6, 1980) was a Canadian flatwater canoeist who competed in the 1930s. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he won two medals with Harvey Charters Harvey Blashford Charters (born May 8, 1912, in North Bay, Ontario, Canada - died July 17, 1995, in North Bay, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian flatwater canoeist who competed in the 1930s. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he won two ... with a silver in the C-2 10000 m and a bronze in the C-2 1000 m events. External links * * 1907 births 1980 deaths Canoeists from Toronto Canadian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{canada-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Olympic Committee
The Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC) (german: link=no, Österreichisches Olympisches Comité) is the non-profit organization representing Austrian athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The ÖOC also represents the selection of Austrian cities in their bid for being the site for an Olympic Games. ÖOC is headquartered in Vienna. History The Austrian Olympic Committee was created in 1908 and formally recognized by the IOC in 1912. List of presidents Member federations The Austrian National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 32 Olympic Summer and 6 Winter Sport Federations in Austria. See also *Austria at the Olympics References External links Official website Austria at the Olympics National Olympic Committees Oly Oly may refer to: * Oly, informal name for Olympia, Washington, United States * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
