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Rowing At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's Eight
The women's eight competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney International Regatta Centre. Competition format This rowing event consisted of seven teams, split into two heats. Each team fielded a boat crewed by eight rowers and a coxswain. Each rower used a single oar, with four oars on each side of the boat. The winner of each heat qualified for the final (or medal) round. The remaining six teams competed in the repechage round, with the top four from that round qualifying for the "Final A" round. The last team in the repechage is eliminated from the competition. The final ranking for this event was based on the order of finish. The top three teams earned Olympic medals for placing first, second, and third, while the remaining "Final A" teams placed fourth through sixth, according to their final finish. Schedule All times are Australian Time (UTC+10 UTC+10:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +10:00. This time i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney International Regatta Centre
The Sydney International Regatta Centre (SIRC), located in Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is a Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, rowing and Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, canoe sprint venue built for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, 2000 Summer Olympics. It is now a popular sporting venue, with the Head of the River (Australia), Head of the River Regatta held annually. Description The Sydney International Regatta Centre (SIRC) is a 196-hectare outdoor sport and entertainment facility, for both on and off the water activities.Penrith Lakes. (2015). History of the Penrith Lakes Scheme. Sydney, Australia. 1–2. Retrieved from http://admin.penrithlakes.com.au/content/2015/03/HISTORY-OF-THE-PENRITH-LAKES-SCHEME_MARCH-2015.pdf SIRC was built as part of the larger Penrith Lakes Scheme consisting of 2000-hectares of former quarrying land, redesigned to accommodate 6 major lakesincluding the Sydney International Regatta Centre. Its construct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anneke Venema
Anneke Venema (born 19 January 1971) is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, Venema and Elien Meijer Elsiena Janneke Meijer (born 25 January 1970) is a retired rower from the Netherlands. Meijer was born in 1970 in Den Helder, Netherlands. At the 1994 World Rowing Championships in Indianapolis, United States, she won a gold medal with the wome ... finished 8th in the women's coxless pair. References *Dutch Olympic Committee 1971 births Living people Dutch female rowers Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands People from Veendam Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 21st-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch women Sportspeople from Groningen (province) {{Net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It marked the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and in the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne, in 1956. Sydney was selected as the host city for the 2000 Games in 1993. Teams from 199 countries participated in the 2000 Games, which were the first to feature at least 300 events in its official sports programme. The Games' cost was estimated to be A$6.6 billion. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch before the arrival of his successor Jacques Rogge. The 2000 Games were the last of the two consecutive Summer Olympics to be held in a predominantly English-speaking country fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's Eight
These are the results of the Women's eight competition, one of six events for female competitors in Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Women's eight Heats – 15 August Heat 1 #: Kate Johnson, Samantha Magee, Megan Dirkmaat, Alison Cox, Caryn Davies, Laurel Korholz, Anna Mickelson, Lianne Nelson, Mary Whipple (coxswain) 5:56.55 , WB -> Final A #: Rodica Florea, Viorica Susanu, Aurica Bărăscu, Ioana Papuc, Liliana Gafencu, Elisabeta Lipă, Georgeta Damian, Doina Ignat, Elena Georgescu (coxswain) 5:56.77 -> Repechage # Elke Hipler, Britta Holthaus, Maja Tucholke, Anja Pyritz, Susanne Schmidt, Nicole Zimmermann, Silke Günther, Lenka Wech, Annina Ruppel (coxswain) 5:59.75 -> Repechage #: Sarah Outhwaite, Jodi Winter, Catriona Oliver, Monique Heinke, Julia Wilson, Sally Robbins, Vicky Roberts, Kyeema Doyle, Katie Foulkes (coxswain) 6:02.77 -> Repechage Heat 2 #: Froukje Wegman, Marlies Smulders, Nienke Hommes, Hurnet Dekkers, Annemar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's Eight
The women's eight competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier. Competition format The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals) as well as a repechage. The 8 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 4 boats in each heat. The first-place boat in each heat (2 boats total) advanced directly to the "A" final. The remaining 6 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured a single heat. The top 4 boats in the repechage advanced to the "A" final, while the remaining 2 boats (5th and 6th placers in the repechage) were sent to the "B" final. The boats in the "A" final competed for medals and 4th through 6th place; the boats in the "B" final competed for 7th and 8th.Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 340–42. All races were over a 2000 metre course. Results Heats Heat 1 Heat 2 Repechage Finals Final B Final A Final classification The following rowers took part: References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorota Urbaniak
Dorota Urbaniak (born 6 May 1972 in Łask, Poland) is a Canadian rower. References * * 1972 births Living people Canadian female rowers People from Łask Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic rowers for Canada Polish emigrants to Canada Olympic medalists in rowing {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Łódź Voivodeship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Thompson
Lesley Allison Thompson-Willie (born September 20, 1959) is a Canadian rowing coxswain and Olympic champion. Between 1984 and 2016, she has competed at eight Olympic Games, a record for a rower, winning medals in five of them including gold in the coxed eight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Career At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Thompson competed in the Women's Coxed Four event; the Canadian team won a silver medal behind gold winner Romania. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul the Canadian team qualified for the B final in the coxed four, and placed 7th. At the 1991 World Championships in Austria she won a gold medal in the coxed eight with the Canadian team. Next year, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she competed in coxed eight, winning a gold medal for Canada. In 1996 in Atlanta she won a silver medal in the coxed eight. At the 1998 World Championships in France she placed second in the coxed eight. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney she wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Robinson (rower)
Emma Robinson (born November 26, 1971, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian rower. Robinson won two medals (silver and bronze) at the Summer Olympics as part of the women's eight rowing teams for Canada in 1996 in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Robinson is also a three time world champion in the women's coxless pairs, when she won gold from 1997 to 1999, she has an additional silver medal, and three bronze, for a total of seven World Rowing Championships medals. She was named the Pairs Team of the Year at the National Sports Awards, winning in 1997 with Alison Korn and in 1999 with Theresa Luke. Career Robinson won her first World Rowing Championship medal in 1993 as part of the women's coxless four that won bronze for Canada. Competing in the 1996 Summer Olympics, she rowed with Anna Van der Kamp in the coxless pairs but would finish fifth in the final. Robinson would win a silver though as part of the women's eight at those Olympics. At the next three Rowing W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather McDermid
Heather McDermid (born 17 October 1968 in Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...) is a Canadian rower. References * * 1968 births Living people Canadian female rowers Sportspeople from Calgary Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic rowers for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada 20th-century Canadian women {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theresa Luke
Theresa Luke (born February 20, 1967, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian rower. She rowed in the Women's eights in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. She won silver and bronze, respectively. After she retired, she became a teacher in Victoria, BC Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. Th .... References External links * * * * 1967 births Canadian female rowers Living people Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic rowers for Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers from Vancouver World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Korn
Alison Korn (born 22 November 1970 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian rower and Olympian. Early life Korn was raised in Nepean, Ontario. She attended Bells Corners Public School, D.A. Moodie Intermediate School and Bell High School Korn was a member of Girl Guides of Canada as a child and attended Girl Guides Ontario'Camp Woolsey Career Korn started rowing when she was 21. As a member of the Canadian national rowing team, she won silver and bronze medals at the 1996 and 2000 summer Olympics, respectively. She also has five world championship medals, including back-to-back golds in 1997 and 1998. Korn retired from the sport in 2000. Korn has continued her involvement in Girl Guides of Canada as an adult volunteer. Polar Trek Korn was a member of an all-women's ski trek to the North Pole in 2001, which she chronicled for the Ottawa Citizen. Education Korn studied political science at McGill University, and earned her Masters in Journalism from Carleton Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Davis
Heather Davis (born 26 February 1974 in Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...) is a Canadian rower. References * * Living people Canadian female rowers Rowers from Vancouver Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic rowers of Canada Olympic medalists in rowing 1974 births {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 21st-century Canadian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
