Engels
Friedrich Engels ( ,"Engels" '' canoeist who has been competing since 2001 He won a silver in the men's C-2 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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At the
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
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, Ulegin has won four medals with two golds (C-2 500 m: 2006, C-4 200 m:
2002
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), a silver (C-4 200 m:
2009
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2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held September 10–14, 2003 in Gainesville, Georgia, United States at Lake Lanier. Located north of Atlanta, this was also where the canoe sprint and rowing events for the 1996 Summer Olympics ...
in
Gainesville, Georgia
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in the
United States
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doping
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International Canoe Federation
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(ICF) Executive Committee meeting in
Prague
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Czech Republic
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confirmed that Ulegin's B-sample was positive like the A-test he gave in Gainesville. This led the ICF to issue a two-year suspension for Ulegin from September 14, 2003 to September 14, 2005. Ulegin became the second sprint canoeist stripped of his medals for doping either at the
Summer Olympics
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or the
World championships
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as a result. Ulegin served his two-year suspension, missing the 2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens
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and the
2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia, in August 2005.
Men race as individuals, pairs and quads over 200m, 500m and 1000m in both Canoe (Canadian) (C) and Kayak (K) events, giving a total of 18 gold medals. W ...
in
Zagreb
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Croatia
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