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New Zealand At The 1980 Summer Olympics
New Zealand competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the US-led boycott, the banner of the NZOCGA was used instead of its national flag. Tay Wilson was the chef de mission. New Zealand's then largest team had been nominated with 99 competitors. However, only five New Zealand athletes competed as independents after the New Zealand government applied pressure to support the boycott. Background The 1980 Summer Olympics were hosted by the Soviet Union. After the host country invaded Afghanistan in December 1979, American president Jimmy Carter called for a boycott of the Moscow Games. On 8 May 1980, the New Zealand Olympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Association (NZOCGA) accepted the invitation for New Zealand to participate in the Olympic Games. The Muldoon government stepped in and threatened the NZOCGA with funding cuts and cancelled leave for competitors who were in the public service. On 29 May, the NZOCGA announced that no sponsorship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Olympic Committee
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (before 1994, The ''New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association'') is both the National Olympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Association in New Zealand responsible for selecting athletes to represent New Zealand in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games. While a founder member of the International Olympic Committee, New Zealand did not send its own team to compete until the Games of the VI Olympiad (Antwerp 1920), though at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics New Zealand and Australia competed as "Australasia". New Zealand has sent a team to every Summer Olympic Games since 1920, though only a token team of four went to the 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow due to the boycott. New Zealand first competed at the Winter Olympics in 1952, but did not compete in the 1956 or 1964 Winter Olympics. New Zealand has sent a team to every Commonwealth Games since the first in 1930, which was held in Canada and then ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric McKenzie (cyclist)
Eric McKenzie (born 28 August 1958) is a New Zealand former professional racing cyclist. He won the 1979 Tour of Southland and rode in four editions of the Tour de France (1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985). In the 1982 Tour de France he finished fifth in two stages and in 1983 Tour de France achieved stage finishes of third and fourth. Major results Results: ;1979 : 1st Overall Tour of Southland : 4th Overall Dulux Six Day ;1982 : 3rd GP Union Dortmund : 3rd Tour du Nord-Ouest : 4th Omloop van West-Brabant : 7th Overall Setmana-Catalana : 10th Trofeo Laigueglia ;1983 : 4th Omloop van het Houtland Lichtervelde : 5th Gran Piemonte : 6th ircuit des Frontières : 6th GP Frans Melckenbeek : 10th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne ;1984 : 7th Clasica de Sabinanigo ;1985 : 3rd Leeuwse Pijl : 4th 1985 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens">Grote Prijs Jef Scherens Grote Prijs Jef Scherens is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Leuven, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 Metres
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held in the Krylatskoe Canoeing and Rowing Basin, located at the ''Krylatskoye Olympic Sports Complex'' (Krylatskoye district, Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Mo ... program. Medalists Results Heats 19 crews entered in three heats on July 31, but three did not start. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining seven teams were relegated to the repechage heats. Repechages Taking place on July 31, the top three competitors in each of the two repechages advanced to the semifinals. Semifinals The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on August 2) advanced to the final. Final The final was held on August 2. References1980 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3.p. 187. {{DEFAULTSORT:C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 500 Metres
The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held in the Krylatskoe Canoeing and Rowing Basin, located at the ''Krylatskoye Olympic Sports Complex'' (Krylatskoye district, Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Mo ... program. Medalists Results Heats 20 crews were entered into the event on July 30 though two teams did not start. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining nine teams were relegated to the repechages. Repechages The nine crews first raced in two repechages on July 30. The top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced directly to the semifinals. Semifinals The top three finishers in each of the semifinals (raced on August 1) advanced to the final. Final The final was held on August 1. References1980 Summer Olympics official report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Walker (canoeist)
Geoffrey Seddon Walker (21 July 1952 – 18 October 1997) was a New Zealand canoeist who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... He partnered Alan Thompson in the K2 500 metres and K-2 1000 metres events, reaching the semi-finals of the former and finishing eighth in the final of the latter. He first represented New Zealand in swimming, but narrowly missed selection for the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. Then he became one of New Zealand's top surf lifesavers, and the New Zealand surf ski champion six times between 1974 and 1988. He branched into kayaking, was selected for the team for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He was in the New Zealand surf lifesaving team in 1980, 1982 and 1988. He won the New Zealand ironman championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Thompson (canoeist)
Alan Blair Thompson (born 14 June 1959) is a sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1980s. He competed at three Olympic Games (1980–1988) and won two Olympic gold medals for New Zealand. Thompson was born in 1959 in Gisborne, New Zealand. He attended Te Hapara Primary School, Gisborne Intermediate and Gisborne Boys' High School. and played rugby union for his high school. He was also selected for the under-18 North Island rugby team. Thompson attended his first Summer Olympics in 1980 in Moscow and was part of the small New Zealand team of just four athletes that attended that year, as most western athletes stayed away due to the boycott that year. In the K-2 500 metres, Thompson and Geoff Walker were eliminated in the semi-final. In the K-4 1000 metres, Thompson's team did not start. Thompson competed at six ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships between 1981 and 1987 and won three medals; two silvers (K-1 1000 m and K-2 500 m: both 1982), and a bronze (K-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 Metres
The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held in the Krylatskoe Canoeing and Rowing Basin, located at the ''Krylatskoye Olympic Sports Complex'' (Krylatskoye district, Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Mo ... program. Medalists Results Heats The 21 competitors first raced in three heats on July 31 though one did not start. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals. All remaining competitors competed in the repechages later that day. Repechages Taking place on July 31, two repechages were held. The top three finishers in each repechage advanced to the semifinals. Semifinals Raced on August 2, the top three finishers from each of the three semifinals advanced to the final. Final The final took place on August 2. References1980 Summer Olympics official report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 500 Metres
The men's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held in the Krylatskoe Canoeing and Rowing Basin, located at the ''Krylatskoye Olympic Sports Complex'' (Krylatskoye district, Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Mo ... program. Medalists Results Heats The 21 competitors first raced in three heats on July 30. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals. Four competitors did not start. The rest competed in the repechages. Repechages Taking place on July 30, the top three finishers from each repechage advanced to the semifinals. Semifinals The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on August 1) advanced to the final. Final The final was held on August 1. References1980 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3.p. 183. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Ferguson (canoeist)
Ian Gordon Ferguson (born 20 July 1952) is New Zealand's second most successful Olympian. He won four Olympic gold medals competing in K1, K2, and K4 kayak events, and attended five Summer Olympics between 1976 and 1992. He also won two canoe sprint world championship titles. Early life and family Ferguson was born in Taumarunui on 20 July 1952, the son of Gilbert and Winsome Ferguson. He was educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School, and was an all-round sportsperson, achieving in running and rugby union, and becoming the school swimming champion. Ferguson studied at Victoria University of Wellington, completing a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration degree in 1976. In 1973, Ferguson married his wife, Alyson, and the couple went on to have two children. Sporting career and honours At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles he won three gold medals. In the same year he was named New Zealand sportsperson of the year. In the 1985 New Year Honours, Ferguson was appointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Dodson
Richard Dodson (born 19 February 1959) is a visually impaired New Zealand sailor. He has won several world championships in sailing, including but not limited to two America's Cups and an Admiral's Cup. Dodson also competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Accomplishments Sailing career Dodson joined Team New Zealand and sailed on ''NZL 32'' in the afterguard during their 1995 America's Cup win. He sailed in Team New Zealand's 2000 America's Cup defense before joining ''OneWorld Challenge'' for the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup. While preparing for the 2003 America's Cup, he sailed on '' Team Tyco'' in leg 3 of the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race. Leg 3 included the 2001 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. In 2013 he became involved with ''Kiwi Gold Sailing'', a group of Paralympians qualifying in a Sonar for the 2016 Paralympics. The team originally included fellow America's Cup veteran David Barnes, who later had to withdraw. As Skipper, he represented New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Robinson (rower)
Robert Robinson is a retired New Zealand rower. Robinson competed with the New Zealand men's four at the 1978 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro near Cambridge where the team came seventh. The following year, he won a silver medal with the New Zealand eight at the 1979 World Rowing Championships at Bled in Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He was part of the men's eight again at the 1981 World Rowing Championships in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ... where the team came seventh. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people New Zealand male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Jansen (rower)
Peter Jansen is a former New Zealand rower. At the 1979 World Rowing Championships at Bled in Slovenia, Yugoslavia, he won a silver medal with the New Zealand eight in seat six. Jansen is a rowing coach at King's College in Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po .... References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people New Zealand male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
