Orçun Karaoğlanoğlu
Orçun Tolga Karaoğlanoğlu, (born 1 October 1987) is a Turkish kayak racing, sprint kayaker. He was born in Balıkesir, Turkey. He is a student of the Turkish Naval Academy ( tr, Deniz Harp Okulu), and competes for his school's team. Sports career Club Karaoğlanoğlu won the Canoeing 200m, K-1 200m, Canoeing 1000m, K-1 1000m and K-2 1000m events at the 2006 Spring Flatwater Canoeing Cup at Lake Sapanca in Sakarya Province. In 2007, he was admitted to the Turkey national canoeing team after he won the K-1 1000m, Canoeing 500m, K-2 500m and K-2 1000m events at the 2007 Spring Flatwater Canoeing Cup held at Lake Seyhan Dam, Adana. International In 2005, he took part in the juniors K1-1000m event of European Canoe Flatwater Junior and U-23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Karaoğlanoğlu competed in the K1-1000m and K4-1000m events at the 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany without advancing to the finals. In 2008, he raced in the K1-1000m event at t ...
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Kayaking
Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving over water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one side and then the other in rotation. Most kayaks have closed decks, although sit-on-top and inflatable kayaks are growing in popularity as well. History Kayaks were created thousands of years ago by the Inuit, formerly known as Eskimos, of the northern Arctic regions. They used driftwood and sometimes the skeleton of whale, to construct the frame of the kayak, and animal skin, particularly seal skin was used to create the body. The main purpose for creating the kayak, which literally translates to "hunter's boat" was for hunting and fishing. The kayak's stealth capabilities allowed for the hunter to sneak up behind animals on the shoreline and successf ...
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