Chuck Lyda
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Charles "Chuck" Lyda (July 23, 1952--June 12, 2010) was an American
slalom and sprint canoer
who competed in the mid to late 1970s. He won two gold medals in the mixed C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
, earning them in 1975
and 1977
.
Lyda competed as a sprint canoer in the C-2 1000 m
event at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal
, but was eliminated in the repechage rounds. He also qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics but was unable to compete because the United States boycotted that event.
He was born in San Diego. He died on June 12, 2010 in Folsom California, from complications of gastric cancer.
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slalom and sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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who competed in the mid to late 1970s. He won two gold medals in the mixed C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years...
, earning them in 1975
1975 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1975 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Skopje, Yugoslavia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Canoe:-Kayak:-Medals table:-References:****...
and 1977
1977 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1977 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Spittal, Austria under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record setting third time. Spittal hosted the championships previously in 1963 and 1965...
.
Lyda competed as a sprint canoer in the C-2 1000 m
Canoeing at the 1976 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 1976 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:The 15 teams first raced in two heats on July 29...
event at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, but was eliminated in the repechage rounds. He also qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics but was unable to compete because the United States boycotted that event.
He was born in San Diego. He died on June 12, 2010 in Folsom California, from complications of gastric cancer.