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Canoeing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 Metres
The men's K-1 1000 metres sprint canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 2 and 3 August 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. At least 15 canoeists from at least 15 nations competed. Background This was the 20th appearance of the event, one of four events to have appeared every Summer Games since the introduction of canoeing in 1936. The 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, reigning World Champion is Bálint Kopasz of Hungary. The reigning Olympic champion is Marcus Walz of Spain, who will not defend his title; he is not among the 6 men's kayakers on Spain's team for 2020. Qualification A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could qualify one place in the event, though could enter up to 2 boats if it earned enough quota places through other women's kayak events. A total of 13 qualification places were available, initially allocated as follows: * 1 place for the host nation, provided it qualified no other men's kayak places * 5 places awarded through the 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sea Forest Waterway
The is a regatta venue for rowing (sport), rowing and canoeing, situated in Kōtō and Ōta, Tokyo, Ōta, Tokyo Bay, in Japan. History The venue was built for the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics, Paralympic Games. Construction began in 2016 and it was inaugurated in June 2019. It was built by Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the waterfront site and is the only rowing venue in Tokyo that meets international standards. The first international event that was held here were the 2019 World Rowing Junior Championships. Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Olympic rowing events are held from 23 to 30 July 2021. The hopes to be able to continue to maintain it after the Olympics. In January 2021, it was reported that oysters were attaching themselves to the floats used to suppress waves in the venue, resulting in 140 million yen (US$1.3 million) in costs to remove them. Location and description Sea Forest Waterway is located in the Special wards of Tokyo, special war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Maxim Spesivtsev
Maxim Sergeyevich Spesivtsev (; born 8 April 1994) is a Russian sprint canoeist. He won a medal at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, the 45th edition of the World Championships, were held in Szeged, Hungary from 21 to 25 August 2019. The championships served as the primary qualification regatta for the 2020 Olympic and Paraly .... References External linksProfileon infosport.ru 1994 births Living people ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Russian male canoeists Summer World University Games medalists in canoeing FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Russia European Games competitors for Russia Canoeists at the 2019 European Games 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Roman Anoshkin
Roman Sergeyevich Anoshkin (; born 31 August 1987) is a Russian sprint canoeist. He won individual bronze medals at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Rio Olympics. He also won a silver medal in the four-man K-4 1000 m event at the 2016 European Championships and placed ninth at the 2016 Olympics. Following this, he competed in the 2020 Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo .... References 1987 births Living people Russian male canoeists Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Russia Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Russia Olympic medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in canoeing European Games bronze medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Samuele Burgo
Samuele Burgo (born 20 March 1998) is an Italian canoeist. He competed in the men's K-1 1000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo .... References External links * 1998 births Living people Italian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Italy Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Syracuse, Sicily ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak European Games competitors for Italy Canoeists at the 2019 European Games 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kohl Horton
Kohl Horton (born 4 May 2004) is a Cook Island canoeist. He competed in the men's K-1 1000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo .... References External links * 2004 births Living people Cook Island male canoeists Olympic canoeists for the Cook Islands Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{CookIslands-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Simon McTavish (kayaker)
Simon McTavish (born July 19, 1996) is a Canadian male sprint kayaker. Born in Oakville, Ontario, Simon McTavish moved with his family to Sydney, Australia where he began paddling in 2011 at the age of 14. He represented Australia for 7 years from 2012 to 2018 on Olympic Hopes, Junior, U23 and Senior Teams. After successful international results in 2018, winning medals for Australia at the U23 World Championships and the FISU World University Games, the opportunity presented itself to return home to Canada and Simon jumped at it. In 2019, at the conclusion of his Project Management Degree at the University of Sydney, Simon moved back to Canada and secured his spot on the Canadian National Team in May at the Olympic Basin in Montreal, Canada, winning the k1 1000m and the k4 500m races. In 2019 he qualified an Olympic quota spot for Canada at the World Championships in Szeged, Hungary with his teammates Mark de Jonge, Pierre Luc Poulin, and Nicholas Matveev in the K4 500m. Simon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Artuur Peters
Artuur Peters (born 26 October 1996) is a Belgian canoeist. He competed in the men's K-1 1000 metres event at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics . His older sister is Hermien Peters who also competed in the canoeing competitions at the same Summer Olympics. Career Peters is a former K1 1000 metres junior and U23 world champion, winning the gold medal at the 2014 ICF World Junior Canoe Sprint Championships in Szeged, Hungary, resp. the 2016 ICF World U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Peters is a former K1 1000 metres double U23 European champion, winning the gold medal at the 2015 European U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Pitești, Romania, and again at the 2018 European Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Auronzo di Cadore, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Thomas Green (canoeist)
Thomas Anthony Green (born 3 June 1999) is an Australian sprint canoeist. He won a gold medal in the K2 1000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing alongside Jean van der Westhuyzen. He also competed in the K1 1000 metres in Tokyo, finishing in seventh place. In 2018, he won the K2 1000m with Joel McKitterick at the World Under 23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and followed it up with wins in the 2019 Championships in Pitesti, Romania in the Under 23 K1 1000m and K4 500m events. Green was only 10 years old when he started kayaking at the Currumbin Creek Canoe Club. He was encouraged to concentrate on flat-water paddling. He competed at the Australian Canoe Sprint Championships, winning eleven medals, three of which were gold medals. In the 2022 Australia Day Honours Green was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ali Aghamirzaei
Ali Aghamirzaei Jenaghrad (; born 4 March 1993 in Bandar Anzali) is an Iranian canoeist. He represented Iran at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ..., competing in men's K-1 1000 metres. References External links * * at Asian Games 2014 Profileat icf.ir (in Persian) Living people 1993 births Sportspeople from Bandar-e Anzali Iranian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Iran Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran Asian Games silver medalists in canoeing Asian Games bronze medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 2014 Asian Games Canoeists at the 2018 Asian Games Canoeists at the 2022 Asian Games Meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bojan Zdelar
Bojan Zdelar ( sr-cyr, Бојан Зделар; born 11 April 2000) is a Serbian sprint canoeist. His most recent victory is the men's K-1 500 meters kayak single in the Canoe Sprint World U23 Championships in 2021. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's K-1 1000 metres and 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight .... He finished 4th in the K-1 500 metres event at the 2021 Canoe Sprint World Championships. References External links * * * * 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Sremska Mitrovica Serbian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Serbia Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Serbia Canoeists at the 2023 European Games 21st-century Serbian sportsmen {{Serbia-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jean Van Der Westhuyzen
Jean van der Westhuyzen (born 9 December 1998) is an Australian sprint canoeist. He was educated at Michaelhouse, Balgowan, KwaZulu Natal. Career He won a gold medal in the K2 1000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics as well as a bronze medal in the K2 500 metres event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, competing alongside Thomas Green. Jean also competed in the K1 1000 metres in Tokyo, finishing in 11th place by coming 3rd in the B-final. Jean Van Der Westhuizen attended an Elite, all-boys boarding school, Michaelhouse in KwaZulu-Natal, Midlands in South Africa. Van der Westhuyzen began as a marathon and sprint paddler. It was only on his immigration to Australia from South Africa that he concentrated on sprint racing. In the 2022 Australia Day Honours he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Van der Westhuyzen and Tom Green won bronze in the men's K2. Personal life Van der Westhuyzen's brother, Pierre Pierre is a masculine gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Agustín Vernice
Agustín Vernice (born 3 July 1995 in Bahía Blanca, Bahia Blanca) is an Argentine Sprint kayak, sprint canoeist. He qualified to compete for Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's K-1 1000 metres event. References External links * * Agustín Vernice at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics * * * 1995 births Living people Argentine male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Argentina Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists in canoeing Pan American Games silver medalists in canoeing Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Canoeists at the 2019 Pan American Games Canoeists at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Bahía Blanca 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
