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Rowing At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Single Sculls
The men's single sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held from 27 July to 1 August at Lake of Banyoles. The event was an open-style, individual rowing event conducted as part of the Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics programme. There were 22 competitors from 22 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by Thomas Lange of Germany, the fourth man to successfully repeat as Olympic champion (after his victory in 1988 on the East German team). It was the first appearance of "Germany" since 1936 (when Gustav Schäfer won the gold medal), though German rowers representing the United Team of Germany, West Germany, and East Germany had won 10 medals in 8 Games from 1960 to 1988. Václav Chalupa of Czechoslovakia took silver, that nation's first medal in the men's single sculls. Poland's Kajetan Broniewski earned that nation's first medal in the event since 1960 with his bronze. Background This was the 21st appeara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Of Banyoles
Lake of Banyoles (or Estany de Banyoles) is a natural lake located in the ''comarca'' "Pla de l'Estany", Province of Girona, in northeastern Catalonia, Spain. It is named after the nearby town of Banyoles, to which it belongs entirely. On the western shore it borders with the town of Porqueres. The lake is approximately 2,100 m by 750 m with an average depth of 15 m that in several points gets down to 46.4 metres. It is located in a natural tectonic depression. Presently Lake Banyoles is the largest natural lake in Catalonia. Lake Sils, located 33 km further south, was formerly the largest lake in the area until it was drained in 1851. Flora and fauna There are both native and introduced fish species in the lake, like carp, ''gardí'', ''bavosa de riu'', sunfish, tench, black bass and eel. It is known that other fishes like pike, bullhead catfish (''peix gat'') and goldfish were introduced in the 19th century, but no specimens of those species have been found in recent sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquín Gómez (rower)
Joaquín Gómez (born 19 June 1967) is a Mexican rower. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References 1967 births Living people Mexican male rowers Olympic rowers for Mexico Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Pan American Games medalists in rowing Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Rowers at the 1987 Pan American Games Rowers at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican people 21st-century Mexican people {{Mexico-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantinos Kariotis
Konstantinos Kariotis (born 1 October 1971) is a Greek rower. He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References 1971 births Living people Greek male rowers Olympic rowers for Greece Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Stuttgart Rowers from Baden-Württemberg {{Greece-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Marconcini
Massimo Marconcini (born 8 April 1968) is an Italian rower. He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References 1968 births Living people Italian male rowers Olympic rowers of Italy Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Livorno {{Italy-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frans Göbel
Frans Christiaan Cornelis Göbel (born 11 July 1959) is a retired Dutch rower who specialized in the single sculls. In this event he won lightweight rowing Lightweight rowing (abbreviated Lwt or Lt) is a category of rowing where limits are placed on the maximum body weight of competitors. According to the International Rowing Federation (FISA), this weight category was introduced "to encourage more un ... world titles in 1989 and 1990 and finished second in 1988. He competed at the 1984 and 1992 Olympics and finished in 9th and 16th place, respectively. References 1959 births Living people Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers from Amsterdam World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uģis Lasmanis
Uģis Lasmanis (born 29 July 1967) is a Latvian rower. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1967 births Living people Latvian male rowers Olympic rowers for Latvia Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Ventspils {{Latvia-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xeno Müller
Xeno Müller (born 7 August 1972) is a Swiss rower and Olympic gold medallist. Early career and university His first international appearance was at the 1990 World Rowing Junior Championships – winning bronze in his single scull (1x). He first competed at the senior level in 1991, and at the age of 19, finished 11th at the World Rowing Championships in Vienna in the single scull. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, he just missed making the finals, finishing fourth in the semi-finals (3 to advance). Müller chose not to start the petite (consolation) finals for places 7 through 12 because of a back injury. In 1994 and 1995, he finished 2nd and 6th, respectively, at the World Championships. During this period, Müller began studying at Brown University in the United States. He helped lead Brown to an undefeated season and a national championship in 1993 in the eight-man boat. Following this collegiate victory and his subsequent disappointing finish at the 1993 World Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Fernández González (rower)
Sergio Fernández González (born 27 March 1967 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rower. External links * * 1967 births Living people Argentine male rowers Rowers from Buenos Aires Olympic rowers for Argentina Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{Argentina-rowing-bio-stub World Rowing Championships medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in rowing Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Rowers at the 1995 Pan American Games Rowers at the 1987 Pan American Games Rowers at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niall O'Toole
Niall O'Toole (born 26 March 1970 in Dublin) is an Irish rower with Commercial Rowing Club. He competed in three Olympics: * Barcelona 1992 - Men's Single Scull - 21st * Atlanta 1996 - Men's Double Sculls - 3rd in Repechage * Athens 2004 The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ... - Men's Lightweight Four - 6th He won the Men's World Lightweight Single Sculls Championship in 1991 in Vienna and took a silver medal in the same event on Indianapolis in 1994. References * * 1970 births Living people Irish male rowers Sportspeople from Dublin (city) Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Ireland World Rowing Championships medalists for Ireland 20th-century Irish people 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús Posse of the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Jesús Posse (born 2 April 1966) is a Uruguayan rower. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. Posse was the flag bearer for Uruguay in the opening ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event. References External links * 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Soriano Department[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Walker (rower)
Greg Walker (born February 18, 1964) is an American rower. He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1964 births Living people American male rowers Olympic rowers for the United States Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Mount Clemens, Michigan Rowers at the 1987 Pan American Games {{US-rowing-bio-stub Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in rowing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gábor Mitring
Gábor Mitring (born 10 February 1967) is a Hungarian rower. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1967 births Living people Hungarian male rowers Olympic rowers of Hungary Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Győr {{Hungary-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |