Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Slalom | ||
| C-1 | men | |
| C-2 | men | |
| K-1 | men | women |
Sprint | ||
| C-1 500 m | men | |
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 500 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | men | women |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | men | women |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-4 500 m | women | |
| K-4 1000 m | men | |
The canoeing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was composed of 16 events (12 for men and 4 for women) in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. Timing in 1/1000ths of a second began at these games for the sprint events.
Contents
1 Medal summary
1.1 Slalom
1.2 Sprint
1.2.1 Men's events
1.2.2 Women's events
2 Medal table
3 References
Medal summary
Slalom
Slalom events took place at Ocoee Whitewater Center near Ducktown, Tennessee.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's C-1 | Michal Martikán  Slovakia | Lukáš Pollert  Czech Republic | Patrice Estanguet  France |
| Men's C-2 | Frank Adisson and Wilfrid Forgues France | Jiří Rohan and Miroslav Šimek Czech Republic | André Ehrenberg and Michael Senft  Germany |
| Men's K-1 | Oliver Fix Germany | Andraž Vehovar  Slovenia | Thomas Becker Germany |
| Women's K-1 | Štěpánka Hilgertová Czech Republic | Dana Chladek  United States | Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi France |
Sprint
2010 picture of the finish tower at Lake Lanier where the canoe sprint and rowing competitions for the 1996 Summer Olympics took place.
Sprint events were held at Lake Lanier, Georgia.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 500 metres | Martin Doktor Czech Republic | Slavomír Kňazovický Slovakia | Imre Pulai  Hungary |
| C-1 1000 metres | Martin Doktor Czech Republic | Ivans Klementjevs  Latvia | György Zala Hungary |
| C-2 500 metres | György Kolonics and Csaba Horváth Hungary | Viktor Reneysky and Nicolae Juravschi  Moldova | Gheorghe Andriev and Grigore Obreja  Romania |
| C-2 1000 metres | Andreas Dittmer and Gunar Kirchbach Germany | Marcel Glavan and Antonel Borsan Romania | Csaba Horváth and György Kolonics Hungary |
| K-1 500 metres | Antonio Rossi  Italy | Knut Holmann  Norway | Piotr Markiewicz  Poland |
| K-1 1000 metres | Knut Holmann Norway | Beniamino Bonomi Italy | Clint Robinson  Australia |
| K-2 500 metres | Kay Bluhm and Torsten Gutsche Germany | Beniamino Bonomi and Daniele Scarpa Italy | Daniel Collins and Andrew Trim Australia |
| K-2 1000 metres | Antonio Rossi and Daniele Scarpa Italy | Kay Bluhm and Torsten Gutsche Germany | Andrian Dushev and Milko Kazanov  Bulgaria |
| K-4 1000 metres |  Germany (GER)Thomas Reineck Olaf Winter Detlef Hofmann Mark Zabel |  Hungary (HUN)András Rajna Gábor Horváth Ferenc Csipes Attila Adrovicz |  Russia (RUS)Oleg Gorobiy Sergey Verlin Georgiy Tsybulnikov Anatoli Tishchenko |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 metres | Rita Kőbán Hungary | Caroline Brunet  Canada | Josefa Idem Italy |
| K-2 500 metres | Agneta Andersson and Susanne Gunnarsson  Sweden | Birgit Fischer and Ramona Portwich Germany | Anna Wood and Katrin Borchert Australia |
| K-4 500 metres | Germany (GER) Anett Schuck Birgit Fischer Manuela Mucke Ramona Portwich |  Switzerland (SUI)Gabi Müller Ingrid Haralamow Sabine Eichenberger Daniela Baumer |  Sweden (SWE)Susanne Rosenqvist Anna Olsson Ingela Ericsson Agneta Andersson |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
1996 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. pp. 162–74. (in English) & (in French)
"Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
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