Oliver Fix
Encyclopedia
Oliver Fix is a German
slalom canoer
who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, he won a gold medal in the K-1 event.
Fix also won gold medals in the K-1 and K-1 team events at the 1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
in Nottingham
.
His wife, Gilda Montenegro
, competed for Costa Rica
in two Summer Olympics in the women's slalom K-1 event. Her best finish was 26th at Barcelona
in 1992
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
slalom canoer
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...
who competed in the mid 1990s. 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....
in Atlanta, he won a gold medal in the K-1 event.
Fix also won gold medals in the K-1 and K-1 team events at the 1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Nottingham, Great Britain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. Nottingham became the first city to host the canoe slalom and canoe sprint world championships, having hosted the sprint championships previously in...
in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
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His wife, Gilda Montenegro
Gilda Montenegro
Gilda Montenegro is a Costa Rican slalom canoer who competed in the 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, her best finish was 26th in the K-1 event at Barcelona in 1992....
, competed for Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
in two Summer Olympics in the women's slalom K-1 event. Her best finish was 26th at Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
in 1992
Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's slalom K-1
These are the results of the women's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by one-person kayaks through a whitewater course. The venue for the 1992 Olympic competition was in La Seu d'Urgell.-Medalists:-Results:The 26 competitors each took two runs...
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