Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Canoeing at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
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No. of events | 16 |
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 in Atlanta, United States was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. Timing in 1/1000ths of a second began at these games for the sprint events.
Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 | |
Totals (19 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
Medal summary
[edit]Slalom
[edit]Slalom events took place at Ocoee Whitewater Center near Ducktown, Tennessee.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's C-1 |
Michal Martikán Slovakia |
Lukáš Pollert Czech Republic |
Patrice Estanguet France |
Men's C-2 |
Frank Adisson and Wilfrid Forgues (FRA) |
Jiří Rohan and Miroslav Šimek (CZE) |
André Ehrenberg and Michael Senft (GER) |
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
[edit]Sprint events were held at Lake Lanier, Georgia.
Men's events
[edit]Women's events
[edit]Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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K-1 500 metres |
Rita Kőbán Hungary |
Caroline Brunet Canada |
Josefa Idem Italy |
K-2 500 metres |
Sweden (SWE) Agneta Andersson Susanne Gunnarsson |
Germany (GER) Birgit Fischer Ramona Portwich |
Australia (AUS) Anna Wood Katrin Borchert |
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 |
References
[edit]- 1996 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. pp. 162–74. (in English and French)
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-20.