Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....

competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

was composed of 16 events (12 for men and 4 for women) in two disciplines, slalom

Slalom canoeing

Whitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic...

and sprint

Canoe racing

This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....

. Timing in 1/1000ths of a second began at these games for the sprint events.

Slalom

Slalom events took place along the Toccoa/Ocoee River

Toccoa/Ocoee River

The Toccoa River and Ocoee River are actually a single river that flows northwestward through the southern Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern United States...

near the Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

-Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

state line.

Men's C-1 Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom C-1 These are the results of the men's C-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by one-man canoes through a whitewater course...
Men's C-2 Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom C-2 These are the results of the men's C-2 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man canoes through a whitewater course...	Franck Adisson Wilfrid Forgues Wilfrid Forgues Wilfrid Forgues is a French slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C-2 event with a gold in 1996 and a bronze in 1992....	Jiří Rohan Jirí Rohan Jiří Rohan is a Czech slalom canoer who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the C-2 event, earning them in 1992 and 1996.... Miroslav Šimek Miroslav Šimek Miroslav Šimek is a Czech slalom canoer who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the C-2 event, earning them in 1992 and 1996....	Andre Ehrenberg Andre Ehrenberg Andre Ehrenberg is a German slalom canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 event at Atlanta in 1996.... Michael Senft Michael Senft Michael Senft is a German slalom canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s...
Men's K-1 Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom K-1 These are the results of the men's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by one-man kayaks through a whitewater course...
Women's K-1 Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's slalom K-1 These are the results of the women's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by one-person kayaks through a whitewater course...

Sprint

Sprint events were held at Lake Lanier

Lake Lanier

Lake 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 of water, and of shoreline at normal level, a "full...

, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Men's events

C-1 500 metres Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 500 metres The men's C-1 500 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.-Medallists:-Heats:17 competitors were entered...
C-1 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 1000 metres The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.-Medallists:-Heats:18 competitors were entered...
C-2 500 metres Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 500 metres The men's C-2 500 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:...	György Kolonics György Kolonics György Kolonics , nicknamed Kolo, was a Hungarian sprint canoer who won two gold and two bronze medals at four Summer Olympics... Csaba Horváth Csaba Horváth Csaba Horváth is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he won two medals with teammate György Kolonics...	Viktor Reneysky Viktor Reneysky Viktor Iosifovich Reneysky , born January 24, 1967 in Babruysk, is a sprint canoer from Belarus who won three Olympic medals for the USSR and Moldova in the C-2 event with his teammate Nikolaï Juravschi. He also won a total of nine world titles, more than any other Canadian canoe paddler of his... Nicolae Juravschi Nicolae Juravschi Nicolae Juravschi is a Moldovan sprint canoer, who won three Olympic medals in the C-2 event with his teammate Viktor Reneysky. In Soviet time Juravschi trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kishinev.The pair won two gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics, as competitors for the USSR...	Grigore Obreja Grigore Obreja Grigore Obreja is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 500 m event at Atlanta in 1996.... Gheorghe Andriev Gheorghe Andriev Gheorghe Andriev is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 500 m event at Atlanta in 1996....
C-2 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 1000 metres The men's C-2 1000 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:...	Gunar Kirchbach Gunar Kirchbach Gunar Kirchbach is a German sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1990s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics, together with teammate Andreas Dittmer.... Andreas Dittmer Andreas Dittmer Andreas Dittmer is a German sprint canoer. The dominant sprint canoer of his generation in 1000 m races, he has won three Olympic and eight world championship gold medals.Dittmer won his first world championship medal - a bronze - at Paris in 1991 as a member of Germany's C-4 500 m crew...	Marcel Glavan Marcel Glavan Marcel Glǎvan is a Romanian-born Spanish flatwater canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. During the mid-1990s, he won two world championship titles in the C-4 event. He was an Olympic silver medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the C-2 1000 m event with partner Antonel Borsan... Antonel Borsan Antonel Borsan Antonel Borşan is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1990s. He won an Olympic silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the C-2 1000 m event with Marcel Glavan....	György Kolonics György Kolonics György Kolonics , nicknamed Kolo, was a Hungarian sprint canoer who won two gold and two bronze medals at four Summer Olympics... Csaba Horváth Csaba Horváth Csaba Horváth is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he won two medals with teammate György Kolonics...
K-1 500 metres Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 500 metres The men's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program that took place at Lake Lanier.-Medalists:-Heats:26 competitors first raced in three heats...
K-1 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 1000 metres The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:...
K-2 500 metres Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 500 metres The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program that took place at Lake Lanier.-Medalists:-Heats:23 crews were entered into the event...	Kay Bluhm Kay Bluhm Kay Bluhm is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s... Torsten Gutsche Torsten Gutsche Torsten Gutsche is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s...	Beniamino Bonomi Beniamino Bonomi Beniamino Bonomi is an Italian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 2000s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold and three silvers .Bonomi also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold Beniamino Bonomi (born March... Daniele Scarpa Daniele Scarpa Daniele Scarpa is an Italian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to 1997. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Atlanta in 1996 with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events.Scarpa also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships...	Andrew Trim Andrew Trim Andrew Trim is an Australian flatwater canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s... Daniel Collins Daniel Collins (canoer) Daniel Collins is an Australian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 500 m event with a silver in 2000 and a bronze in 1996, with canoeing partner Andrew Trim.Collins also won four medals at the ICF Canoe...
K-2 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 1000 metres The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:24 crews entered in three heats...	Daniele Scarpa Daniele Scarpa Daniele Scarpa is an Italian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to 1997. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Atlanta in 1996 with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events.Scarpa also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships... Antonio Rossi Antonio Rossi Antonio Rossi is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won five medals which included three golds , one silver , and one bronze .Rossi has also been successful at the ICF Canoe Sprint World...	Kay Bluhm Kay Bluhm Kay Bluhm is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s... Torsten Gutsche Torsten Gutsche Torsten Gutsche is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s...	Andrian Dushev Andrian Dushev Andrian Pavlov Dushev is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the 1989 to 2000.Republican champion many times during his career he was first called up to the national team of Bulgaria in 1989... Milko Kazanov Milko Kazanov Milko Georgiev Kazanov is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to 2005. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996....
K-4 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:16 crews entered in two heats...	Thomas Reineck Thomas Reineck Thomas Reineck is a West German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s... Olaf Winter Olaf Winter Olaf Winter is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s... Detlef Hofmann Detlef Hofmann Detlef Hofmann is a German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.... Mark Zabel Mark Zabel Mark Zabel is a German sprint canoer and Surfski Champion. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the K-4 1000 m event with one gold and two silvers ....	András Rajna András Rajna András Rajna is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.... Gábor Horváth Ferenc Csipes Ferenc Csipes Ferenc Csipes is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 1996. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold , two silvers , and one bronze .Csipes also won sixteen ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medals with eight golds Ferenc Csipes (born March 8, 1965 in... Attila Adrovicz Attila Adrovicz Attila Adrovicz is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....	Oleg Gorobiy Oleg Gorobiy Oleg Gorobiy , born 7 February 1971 in Voronezh, is a Soviet-born, Russian sprint canoer who competed from 1990 to 2003. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.... Sergey Verlin Sergey Verlin Sergey Verlin is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.... Georgiy Tsybulnikov Georgiy Tsybulnikov Georgiy Tsybulnikov is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, together with teammates Oleg Gorobiy, Sergey Verlin and Anatoli Tishchenko.Tsybulnikov also won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at... Anatoli Tishchenko Anatoli Tishchenko Anatoly Tishchenko Tishchenko also won a total of fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds , four silvers , and four bronzes Anatoly Tishchenko Tishchenko also won a total of fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds (K-2 500 m:...

Women's events

K-1 500 metres Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's K-1 500 metres The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:...
K-2 500 metres Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's K-2 500 metres The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:20 crews entered in three heats...	Susanne Gunnarsson Susanne Gunnarsson Susanne Gunnarsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s... Agneta Andersson Agneta Andersson Agneta Monica Andersson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s...	Birgit Fischer Birgit Fischer Birgit Fischer is a kayaker, who has won eight gold medals over six different Olympic Games, a record she shares with Aladár Gerevich, spanning seven Olympiads: twice representing East Germany , then four times representing the reunited nation... Ramona Portwich Ramona Portwich Ramona Portwich is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s...	Anna Wood Anna Wood (kayaker) Anna Wood is a Dutch-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the early 2000s... Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert is a German-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one silver and two bronzes .Borchert emigrated to Australia in February 1994...
K-4 500 metres Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's K-4 500 metres The women's K-4 500 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:16 crews entered in two heats...	Anett Schuck Anett Schuck Anett Schuck is a German sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s... Birgit Fischer Birgit Fischer Birgit Fischer is a kayaker, who has won eight gold medals over six different Olympic Games, a record she shares with Aladár Gerevich, spanning seven Olympiads: twice representing East Germany , then four times representing the reunited nation... Manuela Mucke Manuela Mucke Manuela Mucke is a German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s... Ramona Portwich Ramona Portwich Ramona Portwich is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s...	Gabi Müller Gabi Müller Gabi Müller is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:... Ingrid Haralamow Ingrid Haralamow Ingrid Haralamow-Raimann is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at Atlanta in 1996.-References:... Sabine Eichenberger Sabine Eichenberger Sabine Eichenberger is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:... Daniela Baumer Daniela Baumer Daniela Baumer is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...	Susanne Rosenqvist Susanne Rosenqvist Susanne Rosenqvist is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two bronze medals in the K-4 500 m event .... Anna Olsson Ingela Ericsson Ingela Ericsson Ingela Ericsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Atlanta in 1996.... Agneta Andersson Agneta Andersson Agneta Monica Andersson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s...

Medal table

1	5	2	2	9
2	3	2	0	5
3	2	2	1	5
4	2	1	3	6
5	1	1	0	2
5	1	1	0	2
7	1	0	2	3
8	1	0	1	2
9	0	1	1	2
10	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
16	0	0	3	3
17	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1

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1	5	2	2	9
2	3	2	0	5
3	2	2	1	5
4	2	1	3	6
5	1	1	0	2
5	1	1	0	2
7	1	0	2	3
8	1	0	1	2
9	0	1	1	2
10	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
16	0	0	3	3
17	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1

1	5	2	2	9
2	3	2	0	5
3	2	2	1	5
4	2	1	3	6
5	1	1	0	2
5	1	1	0	2
7	1	0	2	3
8	1	0	1	2
9	0	1	1	2
10	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
16	0	0	3	3
17	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1

1	5	2	2	9
2	3	2	0	5
3	2	2	1	5
4	2	1	3	6
5	1	1	0	2
5	1	1	0	2
7	1	0	2	3
8	1	0	1	2
9	0	1	1	2
10	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
16	0	0	3	3
17	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1