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Canoeing At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Slalom K-1
These are the results of the men's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The K-1 (kayak single) event is raced by one-man kayak ] A kayak is a small, narrow human-powered watercraft typically propelled by means of a long, double-bladed paddle. The word ''kayak'' originates from the Inuktitut word '' qajaq'' (). In British English, the kayak is also considered to be ...s through a Whitewater racing, whitewater course. The venue for the 1992 Olympic competition was at La Seu d'Urgell. Medalists Results The 44 competitors each took two runs through the whitewater slalom course on August 2. The best result of the runs counted for the event. References 1992 Summer Olympics official report Volume 5. p. 150. *Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Kayak Slalom Singles". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 485. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slalom Canoeing
Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on Whitewater, river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Canoe/Kayak Slalom. The other Olympic canoeing discipline is canoe sprint. Wildwater canoeing is a non-Olympic paddlesport. History Canoe slalom racing started in Switzerland in 1933, initially on a flatwater course. In 1946, the International Canoe Federation (ICF), which governs the sport, was formed. The first World Championships were held in 1949 in Switzerland. From 1949 to 1999, the championships were held every odd-numbered year and have been held annually in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. Folding kayaks were used from 1949 to 1963; and in the early 1960s, boats were made of fiberglass an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janez Skok
Janez Skok (born June 18, 1963 in Ljubljana) is a Yugoslav-born, Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. He won two medals in K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 1987 and a bronze in 1985. He also finished tenth in the K1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c .... World Cup individual podiums ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1963 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Slovenia Slovenian male canoeists Canoeists from Ljubljana Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{Slovenia-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luboš Hilgert (canoeist Born 1960)
Luboš Hilgert may refer to: * Luboš Hilgert (canoeist, born 1960), husband of Štěpánka Hilgertová * Luboš Hilgert (canoeist, born 1986), son of Štěpánka Hilgertová {{Hndis, Hilgert, Lubos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Etxaniz
Javier Etxaniz Peña (born April 11, 1970, in San Sebastián) is a Basque slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid-1990s. He finished 22nd in the K-1 event both at the 1992 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 Sports-Reference.com profile 1970 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Spain Spanish male canoeists Sportspeople from San Sebastián Canoeists from Gipuzkoa {{Spain-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrice Gagnon
Patrice Gagnon (born May 12, 1963) is a Canadian slalom canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. He finished 21st in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c .... Gagnon was born in Lévis, Quebec. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile External links * 1963 births Canadian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Canada Sportspeople from Lévis, Quebec 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Raspin
Ian Michael Raspin (born 31 March 1967 in Guisborough) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. Early life Ian has a younger brother, Andrew "Kidda" Raspin, also a British slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. He lived in Skelton-in-Cleveland. Like his brother, he attended Trent Polytechnic, and lived in West Bridgford.''Nottingham Evening Post'' Thursday 10 November 1988, page 51 He was a supply teacher in 1992. Career He won two medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1997 and a bronze in 1995. Raspin also competed in two Summer Olympic Games, earning his best finish of ninth in the K1 event in Atlanta in 1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Cong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frits Sins
Frederik Jacobus Johannes "Frits" Sins (born 30 August 1964 in Sittard) is a Dutch slalom canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of 19th in the K-1 event in Barcelona in 1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ .... References * 1964 births Living people Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Dutch male canoeists Olympic canoeists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Sittard 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Brunold
Thomas Brunold (born 6 March 1969) is a Swiss slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. He finished 18th in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He is currently a Chemistry professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved st .... Placed first in his age division at the Ironman Wisconsin race in 2012, 2013, and 2014. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1969 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Köhler
Manuel Köhler (born 25 April 1969 in Salzburg) is an Austrian slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s (decade). He won a bronze medal in the K1 team event at the 1996 European Championships in Augsburg. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the K1 event in Sydney in 2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende .... Since 2009 he participates in kayak expeditions. Some of his trips can be seen on his youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC58JGpx0D-SgSjZ_N89hUEA/videos?view_as=subscriber Currently working as sports and geography teacher on highschool BORG Monsberger in Graz, Austria. World Cup individual podiums ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile* 1969 births Austrian male canoeists Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Weiss
Richard Alfred Weiss (September 18, 1963 – June 25, 1997), known as Rich Weiss, was a West German-born, American slalom kayaker who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. He won a silver medal in the K1 event at the 1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Mezzana. Weiss also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the K1 event in Atlanta in 1996. His finish in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona was mired in controversy when the television replay showed a judge's error cost him a bronze medal. Weiss was born in Munich, and earned a B.S. in Geological Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, an M.S. in Hydrogeology from Penn State University, and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences at the University of British Columbia. He founded and owned an environmental consulting company, Weisswater Associates.John F. Russell, Steamboat Today''Weiss made waves'' July 27, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2015. He drowned in a kayaking accident on the Whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ford (kayaker)
David Watson Ford (born March 23, 1967, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian slalom canoeist who has competed since the mid-1980s and is still actively competing. He is Canada's most successful slalom paddler. Career Ford has won two medals in the K1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. In 1999 he became the first non-European to win the World Championship title. Ford followed up with a World Championship silver in 2003. In 2003 he also won the overall World Cup title in K1. He was named Male Athlete of the Year at the 2003 Canadian Sport Awards, and was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. Ford has competed in five Summer Olympics, earning a fourth-place finish in the K1 event in Athens in 2004. He had a sixth-place finish in the same event in 2008 in Beijing. Ford could not get a sixth appearance in the 2012 Summer Olympics, as of his elbow tendons had ruptured prior to the qualifier, and with no time for the required surgery, countless injections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Fondeviole
Vincent Fondeviole (born 17 February 1965 in Saint-Sever) is a French slalom canoeist who competed in the 1990s. He won two silver medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1993 and 1997. Fondeviole also finished 14th in the K1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c .... World Cup individual podiums References *Sports-reference.com profile 1965 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics French male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for France Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
