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Rowing At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Double Sculls
Men's double sculls was an event in Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The event was held at Lake Lanier between July 21 and July 27, 1996. France, Norway, and Germany had won 11 of the last 12 World Championship medals and were represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics by Frédéric Kowal and Samuel Barathay, Kjetil Undset and Steffen Størseth, and Sebastian Mayer and Roland Opfer respectively. France, represented in part by Barathay, was the 1993 World Champion and 1994 bronze medalist. Norway was the 1994 World Champion and 1993 runner-up and, with its Olympic duo, the 1995 bronze medalist, while Undset was also an Olympic silver medalist from the 1992 quadruple sculls. Germany had been runner-up at the last two editions of the World Championships and a bronze medalist in 1993. The lone exception to the dominance of these three nations was Denmark, who won the 1995 World Championships with Lars Christensen and Martin Haldbo Hansen. Australia, meanwh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier (officially Lake Sidney Lanier) is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River. The lake encompasses or of water, and of shoreline at normal level, a "full pool" of above mean sea level and the exact shoreline varies by resolution according to the coastline paradox. Named for poet Sidney Lanier, it was built and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control and water supplies. Its construction destroyed more than of farmland and displaced more than 250 families, 15 businesses, and relocated 20 cemeteries along with their corpses in the process. It is patrolled by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GDNR), as well as local law enforcement. The states of Georgia, Alabama and Florida all have rights to the water of the reservoir, as it feeds rivers going through those areas. The Co ... [...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] |
Melquiades Verduras
Melquiades Verduras Tascón (born 24 October 1968) is a Spanish 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 External links * 1968 births Living people Spanish male rowers Olympic rowers for Spain Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Basauri Sportspeople from Biscay Rowers from the Basque Country (autonomous community) {{Spain-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Špik
Luka Špik (born 9 February 1979 in Kranj, SR Slovenia) is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2005 World Championship, he won gold in the Double Sculls event together with Iztok Čop and silver in the Quadruple Sculls with Iztok Čop, Matej Prelog and Davor Mizerit. He also won the 2007 World Championships in M2X. Špik and Iztok Čop won the 1999 World Championship, and also the gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which was the first Olympic gold medal for independent Slovenia. Špik and Čop were the favourites to win the men's double sculls at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but finished in silver medal position. Coming into the 2012 Summer Olympics they were not the favourites, however with a strong performance in the semi-finals they announced they could be in the running for a medal. In the final of the Men's double sculls after taking an early lead and holding it until nearly the 1500 m mark, they lost the lead to the Italians and the later winners fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Tul
Erik Tul (born 1 August 1975) is a Slovenian rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at 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 External links * 1975 births Living people Slovenian male rowers Olympic rowers for Slovenia Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Izola {{Slovenia-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Hendrickx
Björn Hendrickx (born 10 April 1974) is a Belgian rower. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 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 1 .... References 1974 births Living people Belgian male rowers Olympic rowers of Belgium Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ostend 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Symoens
Tom Symoens (born 7 July 1969) is a Belgian 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 External links * 1969 births Living people Belgian male rowers Olympic rowers for Belgium Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bruges 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Christensen (rower)
Lars Christensen (born 27 March 1965 in Silkeborg) is a Danish rower. Together with Martin Haldbo Hansen he finished fourth in the double sculls at the 1996 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, .... External links * * 1965 births Living people Danish male rowers Sportspeople from Silkeborg Olympic rowers for Denmark Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Denmark {{Denmark-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Ho (rower)
Lee Ho (born 14 November 1976) is a South Korean rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at 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 External links * 1976 births Living people South Korean male rowers Olympic rowers for South Korea Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Rowers at the 1998 Asian Games {{SouthKorea-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee In-su
Lee In-soo (born 1 October 1973) is a South Korean rower. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 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 1 .... References 1973 births Living people South Korean male rowers Olympic rowers for South Korea Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1998 Asian Games Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthKorea-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Žiška (rower)
Ján Žiška (born 29 January 1971) is a Slovak rower. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is a member of the Slovak Rowing Club in Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim .... References External links * 1971 births Living people Slovak male rowers Olympic rowers for Slovakia Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bratislava {{Slovakia-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ondrej Hambálek
Ondrej Hambálek (born 13 September 1973) is a Slovak rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at 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 External links * 1973 births Living people Slovak male rowers Olympic rowers for Slovakia Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bratislava {{Slovakia-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
