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Canoeing Ireland
The Irish Canoe Union, known as Canoeing Ireland since 2012, is the governing body for paddlesports (canoeing and kayaking) in the Republic of Ireland. It has been affiliated with the Olympic Federation of Ireland since 1964.Ireland and Olympism, p. 440. It is a member of the International Canoe Federation. Athletes have represented the union at the Summer Olympics in 1972Ireland and Olympism, pp. 434–5. for kayaking, and 1992 for Canadian canoeing. Canoeing in Northern Ireland is regulated by the Canoe Association of Northern Ireland, a part of British Canoeing, but Northern Irish athletes may freely choose to represent Ireland at International level. The union is funded through membership fees, sponsorship and government grants through Sport Ireland. The organisation is led by a president, and chief executive officer. Olympians * 2020 ** Liam Jegou (qualified due to the withdrawal of Robert Hendrick) C1M slalom * 1972 ** Gerard Collins (canoeist), K1M slalom ** Annie Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing
Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is combined with other activities such as canoe camping, or where canoeing is merely a transportation method used to accomplish other activities. Most present-day canoeing is done as or as a part of a sport or recreational activity. In some parts of Europe canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking, with a canoe being called an ''open canoe''. A few of the recreational forms of canoeing are canoe camping and canoe racing. Other forms include a wide range of canoeing on lakes, rivers, oceans, ponds and streams. History of organized recreational canoeing Canoeing is an ancient mode of transportation. Modern recreational canoeing was established in the late 19th century. In 1924, canoeing associations from Austria, Germany, Denmark and Sweden founded the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Cani or similar can mean: * Canoe Association of Northern Ireland, the Northern Irish CANI * Cañi, a Spanish word * CANI, an acronym for "constant and never-ending improvement" used by Tony Robbins in his "Personal Power" book People * Cani (Spanish footballer) * Cañi (footballer) * Edgar Çani, an Albanian footballer * Nevian Cani, an Albanian footballer * Miriam Cani, an Albanian singer * Dhimiter Çani, an Albanian sculptor * Shkëlqim Cani, a Governor of the Bank of Albania * Luigi Cani, a U.S. skydiver * Ladislav Čáni, a Slovak canoer * Roberto Cani, an Italian violinist * John Cani, a Catholic bishop Distinguish from *Canine (other) *Canid *''Canis ''Canis'' is a genus of the Caninae which includes multiple extant species, such as wolves, dogs, coyotes, and golden jackals. Species of this genus are distinguished by their moderate to large size, their massive, well-developed skulls an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan O'Connell (canoeist)
Brendan O'Connell (born 19 May 1951) is an Irish canoe sprinter who competed in the early to mid-1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he was eliminated in the repechages of all three events he competed (1972: K-2 1000 m, 1976: K-2 500 m, K-4 1000 m). He later became the President of the Irish Canoe Union The Irish Canoe Union, known as Canoeing Ireland since 2012, is the governing body for paddlesports (canoeing and kayaking) in the Republic of Ireland. It has been affiliated with the Olympic Federation of Ireland since 1964.Ireland and Olympism .... References External links * Sports-reference.com profile 1951 births Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Irish male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Ireland {{Ireland-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1972 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 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested, and for the first time at the Olympic Games, four events in slalom canoeing were also contested, at the Augsburg Eiskanal. Medal table Medal summary Slal ... program. Medalists Results Heats The 24 competitors first raced in three heats on September 5. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals. One competitor was disqualified. All remaining competitors competed in the repechages the next day. Chilingrov's reason for disqualification was not disclosed in the official report. Repechages Taking place on September 7, three repechages were held. The top three finishers in each repechages advanced to the semifinals. Semifinals Raced on September 8, the top three finishers from each of the three semifinals advanced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Watkins
Howard Watkins (born 16 October 1951) is an Irish canoe sprinter who competed in the early to mid-1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 1000 m event and the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event. Four years later in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ..., Watkins was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 1000 m and the K-4 1000 m events. ReferencesSports-reference.com profile 1951 births Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Irish male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Ireland {{Ireland-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1972 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 1972 Summer Olympics program. Medalists Results Heats The 15 competitors first raced in two heats on September 5. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the rest competed in the repechages two days later. Repechages Taking place on September 7, the top three finishers from each repechage advanced to the semifinals. Semifinal The top three finishers in of the three semifinal (raced on September 8) advanced to the final. Final The final was held on September 9. References1972 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3.p. 495. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's K-1 500 metres Women's K-1 500 Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Slalom K-1
These are the results of the men's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The K-1 (kayak single) event is raced by one-man kayaks through a whitewater course. The venue for the 1972 Olympic competition was in Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the '' .... Medalists Results The 37 competitors each took two runs through the whitewater slalom course on August 28. The best time of the two runs counted for the event. References 1972 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3.p. 497. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom K-1 Men's Slalom K-1 Men's events at the 1972 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Collins (canoeist)
Gerard "Gerry" Collins (born 26 March 1952) is an Irish retired slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He finished 24th in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu .... References * Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Irish male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Ireland 1952 births {{Ireland-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympics
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement (which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Slalom C-1
The men's C-1 slalom canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 25 and 26 July 2021 at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Course. 18 canoeists from 18 nations competed. Background This was the 9th appearance of the event, having previously appeared in every Summer Olympics with slalom canoeing: 1972 and 1992–2016. Neither reigning Olympic champion Denis Gargaud Chanut nor reigning World Champion Cédric Joly competed; both were passed over in selection for the French team in favor of Martin Thomas. Qualification A National Olympic Committee (NOC) entered only 1 qualified canoeist in the men's slalom C-1 event. A total of 17 qualification places were available, allocated as follows: * 1 place for the host nation, Japan * 11 places awarded through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships * 5 places awarded through continental tournaments, 1 per continent Pavel Eigel Pavel Pavlovich Eigel (russian: Павел Павлович Эйгель; born 1 March 1990) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Jegou
Liam Jegou (; born 9 January 1996) is an Irish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2011. He is based in France but competes for Ireland. He competes in C1 individually and also competed in C2 with Cade Ryan from 2012 to 2014. Jegou was born in Brittany to an Irish mother and a Breton father. For the first two years of his life, he grew up in Switzerland, before moving to Ballyvaughan, County Clare for the next five years. At the age of seven, his family relocated to Huningue, France. He won a silver medal in the C1 team event at the 2020 European Championships in Prague. He has also won two medals at the ICF World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships, with one silver in the junior category (C1: 2014) and one bronze in the U23 category (C1: 2019). He earned his best senior world championship result, of 24th, at the 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. Jegou represented Ireland in the C1 event at the 2020 Summer Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
