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Rowing At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Single Sculls
The men's single sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Lanier, Atlanta, United States of America. The event was held from 21 to 27 July 1996. There were 21 competitors from 21 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by Xeno Müller of Switzerland, the nation's first victory in the event and first medal of any color since 1960. Derek Porter's silver was Canada's best-ever result in the event, over bronze medals in 1912 and 1984. Two-time defending champion Thomas Lange of Germany settled with a bronze medal this time, becoming the fourth man to win three medals in the event. Background This was the 22nd appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The single sculls has been held every time that rowing has been contested, beginning in 1900. Five of the 22 single scullers from the 1992 Games returned: two-time gold medalist Thomas Lange of Germa ...
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Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier (officially Lake Sidney Lanier) is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River. The lake encompasses or of water, and of shoreline at normal level, a "full pool" of above mean sea level and the exact shoreline varies by resolution according to the coastline paradox. Named for Confederate veteran and poet Sidney Lanier, it was built and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control and water supplies. Its construction destroyed more than of farmland and displaced more than 250 families, 15 businesses, and relocated 20 cemeteries along with their remains in the process. It is patrolled by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GDNR), as well as local law enforcement. The states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida all have rights to the water of the reservoir, as it feeds rivers going ...
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The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 U.S. states, states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. * Eastern Standard Time (EST) is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−05:00). Observed during standard time (late autumn/winter in the United States and Canada). * Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−04:00). Observed during daylight saving time (spring/summer/early autumn in the United States and Canada). On the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00 a.m. EDT, creating a 23-hour day. On the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00 a.m. EST, which results in a 25-hour day. History The boundaries of the Eastern Time Zone have moved westward since the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) took over time-zone management from railroads in ...
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Cyrus Beasley
Cyrus Beasley (born February 29, 1972) is an American rower. He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1972 births Living people American male rowers People from Newburyport, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Essex County, Massachusetts Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the United States Rowers at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in rowing 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-rowing-bio-stub ...
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Fredrik Bekken
Fredrik Bekken (born 11 March 1975) is a Norwegian former representative rower, Olympic medalist, and coach for the Norwegian national rowing team. Career Bekken was born in Drammen on 11 March 1975. He won a silver medal in the double sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, rowing with Olaf Tufte Olaf Karl Tufte (born 27 April 1976 in Tønsberg) is a Norwegian rower, firefighter, and farmer. He is a seven-time Olympian, and as a single sculler he was twice the Olympic champion and twice the world champion. He has been consistently selec ...."2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Rowing"
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He won a bronze medal in the double sculls at the
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Peter Haining (rower)
Peter Moir Haining (born 3 April 1962) is a Scottish-born rower and three-time World Lightweight Sculling Champion who competed for Great Britain and England. Founding Director of the Scottish institute of sport with Alaister Grey as chairman and seconded to the formation of the English institute of sport. Member of the American and British project. CEO of elite sculling Coastal rowing coach Director of performance for Sons of the Thames Governor of Funtington primary school. Biography Haining was born at Dumbarton, Scotland, the son of Jackie and Betty Haining.Christopher Dodd ''The Lightweight Champion of Champions'' British Rowing Almanack 1996 His father and sister were rowers, and he learnt to row at Loch Lomond Rowing Club. He attended Levenvale Primary School and Vale of Leven Academy and left school to start apprenticeship as painter and decorator and became and outstanding paper hanger and main contractor for the Barbican in London also the first Decorating contracto ...
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Ali Ibrahim
Ali Ibrahim (, 19 December 1971 – 28 March 2010) was an Egyptian rower who competed at four Olympic Games. He also won multiple World Rowing Cup medals, including three silver medals and two bronze medals. Life and rowing career Ali Ibrahim was born on 19 December 1971, in Al Sharqia, Egypt. He began rowing in 1990. He became the most successful Egyptian rower, when he finished 8th in the men's single scull at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, and 6th at the 1997 World Championships in Aiguebelette, France. He competed in the single again at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, and although he moved into team boats, rowing in the eight and quad for the World Championships, he competed in the single scull again at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games in Athens and Beijing, respectively. He was the flag bearer for Egypt in the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Death He died on 28 March 2010, when a speeding car hit him as he was cro ...
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Michael Tse (rower)
Michael Andrew Tse (; born 13 January 1964) is a Hong Kong rower. He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In both the 1995 and 1996 Asian Canoeing Championships, he received a silver medal. Tse became a fitness coach at the Hong Kong Sports Institute in 1991 and had become its head coach by 1999. He was the deputy director of the Institute of Human Performance at the University of Hong Kong in 2008. Biography Michael Andrew Tse was born in the United States on 13 January 1964 and is of Chinese and German descent. He moved to Hong Kong in 1990 and became a fitness coach at the Hong Kong Sports Institute in Sha Tin in 1991. By 1999, he had become its head coach. He was responsible for overseeing the institute's budget and training Hong Kong's top athletes. Athletes including the windsurfer Lee Lai Shan and the cyclist Wong Kam-po sought his advice at the institute. When he was 29 years old in 1993, he started training in rowing. Tse said, "I want ...
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Oleksandr Khimich
Oleksandr Khimich (born 9 April 1975) is a Ukrainian rower. He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1975 births Living people Ukrainian male rowers Olympic rowers for Ukraine Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ukraine-rowing-bio-stub ...
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David Cameron (rower)
David Allan Cameron (born 11 March 1974) is an Australian former rower. He was an Australian national champion and an Olympian, and won a silver medal at both junior and senior World Rowing Championships. Club and state rowing Cameron was born in Maclean, New South Wales, and his senior rowing was initially from the Lower Clarence Rowing Club in that town. He contested and won the Australian national U23 men's single sculls title in Lower Clarence club colours at the Australian Rowing Championships. in 1996, 1997 and 1998 he competed for the senior men's single sculls Australian championship. Cameron's state selection first came in 1996 when he was the New South Wales state representative single sculler who contested and won the President's Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. He contested the President's Cup again in 1998 in New South Wales skyblue. In 1999 he was selected in the New South Wales men's eight to race for the King's Cup i ...
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László Szögi
László Szögi (born 20 June 1972) is a Hungarian rower. He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1972 births Living people Hungarian male rowers Olympic rowers for Hungary Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Szeged {{Hungary-rowing-bio-stub ...
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Daisaku Takeda
is a Japanese lightweight rower. Between 1996 and 2012, he competed at five Olympic Games. He won a gold medal at the 2000 World Rowing Championships in Zagreb with the lightweight men's quadruple scull A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated as a 4x, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four people who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, or "sculls", one in each ha .... References External links * * * * * * 1973 births Living people Japanese male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Japan Olympic rowers for Japan Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in rowing Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Rowers at the 1998 Asian Games Rowers at the 2002 Asian Games Rowe ...
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Anton Sema
Anton Sema (born 20 October 1978) is a Russian rower. He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1978 births Living people Russian male rowers Olympic rowers for Russia Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-rowing-bio-stub ...
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