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Canoeing At The 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous two Games in 1948 and 1952. The competition was held on Lake Wendouree in Ballarat. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's event References1956 Summer Olympics official report.pp. 396–410. * 1956 Summer Olympics events 1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ... Canoeing and kayaking competitions in Australia 1956 in canoeing {{1956-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1948. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's event References1952 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 624–37. * Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics events Canoeing at the Summer Olympics, 1952 {{1952-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Dransart
Georges Dransart (May 12, 1924 – June 14, 2005) was a French sprint canoeist, born in Paris, who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals with one silver (C-2 10000 m: 1956) and two bronzes (C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m: both 1948). Dransart won two silver medals at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark. This event was held under the International Canoe Federation. The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Two eve ..., earning them in the C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m events. References * * * 1924 births 2005 deaths Sportspeople from Paris Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics French male canoeists Olympic canoeists of France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Wiedermann
Herbert Wiedermann (born 1 November 1927) was an Austrian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals in the K-2 1000 m event (1952, 1956). Wiedermann also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 10000 m: 1954) and three bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ..., 1954; K-2 500 m: 1950). References * * * External links * 1927 births Possibly living people Austrian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of Austria Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilian Raub
Maximilian "Max" Raub (13 April 1926 – 17 November 2019) was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals in the K-2 1000 m event (1952, 1956). Raub also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 10000 m: 1954) and three bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ..., 1954; K-2 500 m: 1950). References * *Maximilian Raub's obituary External links * 1926 births 2019 deaths Austrian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of Austria Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatoli Demitkov
Anatoly Nikolayevich Demitkov (27 May 1926 – 15 August 2005) was a Soviet canoeist. He took the silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne together with Mikhail Kaaleste. They went on to win the European Championship in 1957 and took third place at the 1958 Flatwater Racing World Championship in Prague. Biography Anatoly Nikolayevich Demitkov was born on 27 May 1926 and fought in the Red Army during World War II.Demitkov, Anatoly Nikolayevich. Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health. Retrieved 2 February 2012. He began his sports career with DSO Spartak. Anatoly Demitkov and his doubles partner [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Kaaleste
Mikhail Kaaleste (born Mihail Stolär; 20 August 1931 – 5 May 2018) is an Estonian sprint canoeist who competed in 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Kaaleste changed his last name in 1940 from Stolär. Originally going into cross-country skiing, he was changed to sprint canoeing by his coaches at Dynamo Sports Club. After winning a silver medal in Melbourne, Kaaleste won two bronze medals at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague (K-2 1000 m, K-4 1000 m). He also won several medals in the Soviet Union in cross-country skiing in the 1950s. In 1964, he became coach for the Dynamo Leningrad biathlon and cross-country skiing. Kaaleste's wife, Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 12 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meinrad Miltenberger
Meinrad Miltenberger (6 December 1924, Herdecke, Westphalia – 10 September 1993, Herdecke) was a German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Melbourne in 1956. Miltenberger also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ..., K-2 500 m: 1954), a silver (K-1 500 m: 1954), and a bronze (K-2 500 m: 1958). References * * * 1924 births 1993 deaths People from Herdecke Sportspeople from Arnsberg (region) Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Germany Olympic canoeists of the United Team of Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Scheuer
Michel Scheuer (20 May 1927 – 31 March 2015) was a West German sprint canoeist, born in Rodange, Luxembourg, who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three medals with a gold (1956: K-2 1000 m) and two bronzes (1952, 1956: K-1 10000 m). Scheuer also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships; two gold (K-4 1000 m and K-4 10000 m: both 1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...) and a silver (K-2 1000m: 1954). Scheuer died at the age of 87 in 2015. Referenc ...
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Ferenc Hatlaczky
Ferenc Hatlaczky (sometimes shown as Ferenc Hatlaczki, 17 January 1934 - 8 September 1986) was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-1 10000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Hatlaczky also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 10000 m: 1954), three silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ..., K-1 4 x 500 m: 1954, 1958), and a bronze (K-1 1000 m: 1954). References * * * 1934 births 1986 deaths Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Hungarian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajos Kiss
Lajos Kiss (22 May 1934 – 31 August 2014) was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Kiss also won a silver medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli .... References * *Sports-reference.com profile 1934 births Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Hungarian male canoeists 2014 deaths Olympic canoeists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Pissarov
Igor Pisarev (russian: Игорь Писарев; 19 February 1931 – 2001) was a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-1 1000 m event at Melbourne in 1956. Pisarev also won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli .... References * *Sports-reference.com profile External links * Profile at Infosport.ru 1931 births 2001 deaths Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Soviet male canoeists Olympic canoeists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gert Fredriksson
Gert Fridolf Fredriksson (21 November 1919 – 5 July 2006) was a Swedish sprint canoeist. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won eight medals including six golds (1948: K-1 1000 m, K-1 10000 m; 1952: K-1 1000 m, 1956: K-1 1000 m, K-1 10000 m; 1960: K-2 1000 m), one silver (1952: K-1 10000 m), and one bronze (K-1 1000 m). At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Fredriksson was head coach of the Swedish team. He was the most successful male canoeist ever, having gained medals in a succession of Swedish, Nordic, World and Olympic championships from 1942 to 1960. With six gold medals Fredriksson remains the most successful Swede at the Olympics.Swedish canoeist Gert Fredriksson, 6-time Olympic gold medallist, dies at 86 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |