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Canoeing At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's K-4 500 Metres
The women's canoe sprint K-4 500 metres competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 6 and 8 August at Eton Dorney. Gabriella Szabó, Danuta Kozák, Katalin Kovács and Krisztina Fazekas Zur, representing Hungary, won the gold medal. Germany's team won silver and Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ... took the bronze. Competition format The competition comprised three heats, a semi-finals, and a final. The first boat and second-best in each heat qualified for the final, with the remainder going to the semi-final where the top five boats then qualified for the final. Schedule All times are British Summer Time ( UTC+01:00) Results Heats The first boat from each heat and the fastest runner-up qualified for the final, with the rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorney Lake
Dorney Lake (also known as Eton College Rowing Centre, and as Eton Dorney as a 2012 Summer Olympics venue) is a purpose-built rowing lake in England. It is near the village of Dorney, Buckinghamshire, and is around 3 km (2 miles) west of Windsor and Eton, close to the River Thames. The lake is privately owned and financed by Eton College, which spent £17 million developing it. Additional grants, totalling £500,000, were obtained from Sport England, UK Sport, the DCMS and SEEDA in order to build the lake's finish tower. The project was completed in 2006, after 10 years of construction. Although it is primarily for use by the school, the facilities are hired out for rowing, as well as for canoeing, dragon boating, open water swimming and triathlon. 2012 Olympic venue The lake was used as the 2012 Summer Olympic venue for rowing and canoe sprint, and as the 2012 Summer Paralympic venue for rowing. For the duration of the Olympics, the lake was officially referred to as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Lamei
Yu Lamei (born January 15, 1983 in Jiaoliudao subdistrict, Wafangdian, Liaoning) is a Chinese sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2006. Yu also finished ninth in the K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 .... References * *Sports-reference.com profile 1983 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Tuleu
Gabrielle Tuleu (born 14 January 1988 in Chambray-lès-Tours, Indre-et-Loire) is a French sprint canoeist. Tuleu is a member of Canoe-Kayak Club Tours in Tours, and is coached and trained by Jean-Pascal Crochet. Tuleu represented France at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's K-4 500 metres, along with her teammates Marie Delattre, Sarah Guyot Sarah Guyot (born 16 April 1991 in Vannes, Morbihan) is a French sprint canoeist. Guyot is a member of Canoe Kayak Club Tours in Tours, and is coached and trained by Nicolas Maillot. She began to canoe when she was 10, following an elder brother ..., and Joanne Mayer. Tuleu and her team finished last in the final by more than a second behind the Russian team (led by Yuliana Salakhova), recording the slowest time of 1:35.299. References External linksNBC Olympics Profile 1988 births French female canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for France Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Guyot
Sarah Guyot (born 16 April 1991 in Vannes, Morbihan) is a French sprint canoeist. Guyot is a member of Canoe Kayak Club Tours in Tours, and is coached and trained by Nicolas Maillot. She began to canoe when she was 10, following an elder brother who also canoed at that time. Guyot represented France at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's K-4 500 metres, along with her teammates Marie Delattre, Joanne Mayer, and Gabrielle Tuleu. Guyot and her team finished last in the final by more than a second behind the Russian team (led by Yuliana Salakhova), recording the slowest time of 1:35.299. At the 2013 U23 World Championships, she won a gold medal in the K-1 500 m. In 2014, the European U23 Championships were held in Mantes-en-Yvelines, France; Guyot won two gold medals on home water, the K-1 200 m and the K-1 500 m. At the 2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Mayer
Joanne Mayer (born 16 March 1993 in Mulhouse) is a French sprint canoeist. Mayer is a member of the canoe and kayak team for Mulhouse-AS Cheminots Riedisheim, and is coached and trained by her father Sébastien Mayer, who competed in the men's kayak four (1000 m) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Her grandfather Albert Mayer, on the other hand, also participated in the same discipline at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Mayer represented France at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's K-4 500 metres, along with her teammates Marie Delattre, Sarah Guyot, and Gabrielle Tuleu Gabrielle Tuleu (born 14 January 1988 in Chambray-lès-Tours, Indre-et-Loire) is a French sprint canoeist. Tuleu is a member of Canoe-Kayak Club Tours in Tours, and is coached and trained by Jean-Pascal Crochet. Tuleu represented France at the 2 .... Mayer and her team finished last in the final by more than a second behind the Russian team (led by Yulian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Delattre-Demory
Marie Delattre (born 4 March 1981 in Arras) is a French sprint canoeist. Career Delattre has competed since the mid-2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at Beijing in 2008 with Anne-Laure Viard. Delattre also won two bronze medals in the K-2 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 2005 and 2007 also with Viard. Gallery Image:DelattreViardBronzeOlympique.JPG, Marie Delattre and Anne-Laure Viard in Club France on the evening after their bronze medal (Beijing 2008) Image:MarieDelattreSalue.JPG, Marie Delattre Image:MarieDelattreAnneLaureViard.JPG, Marie Delattre and Anne-Laure Viard Image:MarieDelattreAnneLaureViardPodium.JPG, Marie Delattre and Anne-Laure Viard at the medal award ceremony of the 2007 championships in Duisburg Duisburg () is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisa Sawers
Louisa Jane Gurski (née Sawers, born 26 May 1988) is a London 2012 Olympic Games finalist who competes in Sprint Kayaker for Great Britain. She was brought up in Walton-on-Thames and started Kayaking at Elmbridge Canoe Club, Weybridge at the age of 10. International results Early success saw her win the 2006 World Junior Marathon Championships in both K1 and K2 events with Jessica Walker. She then moved to Marlow, Buckinghamshire to train with the Great Britain Kayaking team at Dorney Lake and Bisham Abbey. 2009 2009 was a breakthrough year in the Senior sprint events for Louisa, where she won a Bronze Medal at the 2009 Canoe Sprint European Championships in the K4 200m, 5th in the K4 500m at the same event. Another 5th at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth, Canada confirmed the results were not a fluke. She finished the year with a Silver at the Under 23 Canoe Marathon World Championships in Gaia, Portugal. 2010 A solid year for Louisa in the Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Hannah
Angela Hannah (born 24 March 1986 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a British sprint canoer who has competed since 2007. In the 2012 European Championships she finished 4th in the K4 500m event. She is part of the women's K4 500 m Great Britain team for the 2012 Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... References External links * * * * 1986 births Sportspeople from Harare Living people Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of Great Britain British female canoeists Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Zimbabwean emigrants to the United Kingdom ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Canoeists at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Great Britain {{UK-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Cawthorn
Rachel Cawthorn (born 3 November 1988) is a British sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. Cawthorn, representing Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics, is a double Olympic finalist in the Women's K1 and K4 events. Life and career Cawthorn attended Berkshire College of Agriculture. Cawthorn won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań, the first woman from Great Britain to win a medal in an Olympic distance at an ICF Canoe Sprint World Championship. Cawthorn holds the world's fastest time for the Women's K1 1000m. (Duisburg 2010) At the London Olympics 2012 she came 5th in the Women's K4 500m final (competing with Louisa Sawers, Jess Walker and Angela Hannah) and came 6th in the K1 500m. She competed in the K1 500 m and K4 500 m at the 2016 Olympics, with Louisa Gurski, Rebeka Simon Rebeka "Rebii" Simon (born 6 July 1996) is a British-Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the 2016 Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Walker
Jessica Samantha Walker (born 24 June 1990 in Brighton) is a British sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s until present. She came 7th in the London 2012 K-1 200m final and 5th in the K-4 500m final. She also competed at the 2008 ( K-2: 500m with Anna Hemmings) and 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ... ( K-1: 200m and K-4: 500m) Olympics. She finished 7th in the K-1 200m at the 2011 World Championships. References External links Sports-Reference.com profile 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Brighton British female canoeists English female canoeists Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Great Britain {{UK-canoe-bio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Summer Time
During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC±00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and evenings one hour more. BST begins at 01:00 GMT every year on the last Sunday of March and ends at 01:00 GMT (02:00 BST) on the last Sunday of October. The starting and finishing times of daylight saving were aligned across the European Union on 22 October 1995, and the UK retained this alignment after it left the EU; both BST and Central European Summer Time begin and end on the same Sundays at 02:00 Central European Time, 01:00 GMT. Between 1972 and 1995, the BST period was defined as "beginning at two o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of the day after the third Saturday in March or, if that day is Easter Day, the day after the second Saturday in March, and ending at two o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of the day a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
