61. USDA Forest Service: Ocoee Whitewater Center The site of the 1996 olympic canoe and kayak Slalom Competition. Serves as a center for Ocoee River whitewater recreation, mountain biking, hiking, and other outdoor recreation. http://www.r8web.com/ocoee/

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62. Canoe/ Kayak – News Reports, Sydney Results, Ancient Origins, Olympic History, 500m kayak SINGLES K1 1000m kayak SINGLES K2 . 500m kayak DOUBLES K2 1000m kayak DOUBLES K2 . 1000m kayak FOURS K4 Men's Events. 500m kayak SINGLES K1 http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/communities/canoe/canoeatlanta.html

ATLANTA RESULTS MEN'S EVENTS 500m KAYAK SINGLES K1 1000m KAYAK SINGLES K2 500m KAYAK DOUBLES K2 1000m KAYAK DOUBLES K2 ... CANADIAN 2 SLALOM WOMEN'S EVENTS 500m KAYAK SINGLES K1 500m KAYAK DOUBLES K2 500M KAYAK FOURS K4 KAYAK 1 SLALOM Men's Events 500m KAYAK SINGLES K1 Antonio Rossi (IT) Knut Holmann (NOR) Piotr Markiewicz (POL) 1000m KAYAK SINGLES K1 Knut Holmann (NOR) Beniamino Bonomi (IT) Clint Robinson (AUS) 500m KAYAK DOUBLES K2 GERMANY ITALY AUSTRALIA 1000m KAYAK DOUBLES K2 ITALY GERMANY BULGARIA 1000m KAYAK FOURS K4 GERMANY HUNGARY RUSSIA 500m CANADIAN SINGLES C1 Martin Doktor (CZ) Slavomir Knazovicky (SLO) Imre Pulai (IT) 1000m CANADIAN SINGLES C1 Martin Doktor (CZ) Ivan Klementyev (LAT) Gyorgy Zala (HUN) 500m CANADIAN DOUBLES C2 HUNGARY MOLDOVA ROMANIA 1000m CANADIAN DOUBLES C2 GERMANY ROMANIA HUNGARY KAYAK 1 SLALOM Oliver Fix (GER) Andraz Vehovar (SLO) Thomas Becker (GER) CANADIAN 1 SLALOM Michal Martikan (SVK) Lukas Pollert (CZ) Patrice Estanguet (FR) CANADIAN 2 SLALOM

63. CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - U.S. Olympic Canoe/Kayak Team - Wednesday September Name. Men. kayak Singles 500m. Ian Wynne. kayak Singles 1 000m. Tim Brabants. kayak Pairs 500m. Ross Sabberton and Paul DarbyDowman http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2000/usteam_canoe/kayak

EVENTS Sportsman of the Year Heisman Trophy Swimsuit 2001 CENTERS Fantasy Central Inside Game Multimedia Central Statitudes ... Work in Sports CNNSI.com GROUP Sports Illustrated Life of Reilly Television SI Women ... CNN Languages COMMERCE SI Customer Service SI Media Kits Get into College Sports Memorabilia ... TeamStore U.S. Canoe/Kayak Team Men: Philippe Boccara Lecky Haller David Hearn Stein Jorgensen ... Matt Taylor Women: Kathy Colin Rebecca Bennett Giddens Tamara Jenkins MEN Philippe Boccara Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: July 6, 1959 Hometown: San Diego, Calif. Event: Flatwater kayak Olympic History: A six-time Olympian, he is competing in his second Olympics for the United States after competing in four Olympics for France Back to the top Lecky Haller Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: Aug. 2, 1957 Hometown: Glencoe, Md. Event: C-2 Whitewater Olympic History: Competing in his second Olympics. He also competed in the 1992 Barcelona Games Back to the top David Hearn Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: April 17, 1959 Hometown: San Diego, Calif.

64. Olympic Overview: Canoe/Kayak - Olympics 2000 olympic overview canoe/kayak http://ww3.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/canoe/overview.htm

Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympic Canoe Sydney International Regatta Centre Penrith Whitewater Stadium ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! OLYMPICS 2000 Fan Shop Venues Time Conversion About Sydney ... Olympic Voices MULTIMEDIA Olympic Arcade Olympic Photos DESTINATIONS Kids Zone Olympic overview: Canoe/Kayak SportsLine.com wire reports Meet the U.S. canoe/kayak team Canoe/kayak history Where: Sydney International Regatta Centre , Penrith Lakes. Slalom events to be held at the Centre's Penrith Whitewater Stadium When: Slalom, Sept. 16-20 ; Sprint, Sept. 26-Oct. 1 Medals A total of 16, four from slalom and 12 from sprint. Women compete only in kayaks while men use both canoes and kayaks. Race names are denoted by the first letter of the boat type and a number indicating how many paddlers are in each boat. Outlook Germany's Birgit Fischer, the top women's medal-winner in kayak sprint in Olympic history, is back for more after winning a gold and silver in Atlanta. Norway's Knut Holmann is a favorite in both men's K1 distances. He, too, won a gold and silver in 1996.

65. CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - Canoe/Kayak - German Kayaker Makes History With Six canoe Federation has asked the International olympic Committee to United States,finished sixth in the fourman kayak. the men's 1,000-meter solo canoe to go http://www.cnnsi.com/olympics/2000/canoe_kayak/news/2000/09/29/canoekayak_ap/

EVENTS Sportsman of the Year Heisman Trophy Swimsuit 2001 CENTERS Fantasy Central Inside Game Multimedia Central Statitudes ... Work in Sports CNNSI.com GROUP Sports Illustrated Life of Reilly Television SI Women ... CNN Languages COMMERCE SI Customer Service SI Media Kits Get into College Sports Memorabilia ... TeamStore Fabulous Fischer Fischer claims sixth gold after leading Germans to victory Latest: Sunday October 08, 2000 11:13 PM Thomas Coex/AFP PENRITH, Australia (CNNSI.com) Birgit Fischer won the women's four on Saturday to become the all-time leading medal-winner in Olympic kayaking. The medal was Fischer's ninth as she won the event for the second straight time and for the third time in the last four Olympics. She tied swimmer Kristin Otto and Reiner Klimke of equestrian for the most golds by a German with six. Fischer, 38, also extended her own record for the longest span between golds by a woman. Her first title came 20 years ago in Moscow in the K-1. "The numbers of medals is simply not that important to me," Fischer said afterward. "I have another race tomorrow, so there won't be much celebrating tonight." Knut Holmann alo earned the title of Norway's greatest summer Olympian as the Europeans dominated the paddling finals.

66. Olympic Preview: Canoe/Kayak canoe/kayak. First olympic Appearance 1924. by Gerry Brown, FIRSTOF ALL, there are some basic differences between canoes and kayaks. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/ol-canoe.html

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67. Canoe/Kayak Daily Almanac Women's history World United States history Gov't Biography olympicsportsSports—Olympics—Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics canoe/kayak. Men. http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0862315.html

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68. Welcome To The United States Canoe And Kayak Federation Website kayak single racers, and Canadian canoe singles and The Centennial olympic Games inAtlanta in 1996 proved to be the return of Dana Chladek, who had major http://www.usacanoekayak.org/newsite/sport_history.htm

///CANOE / KAYAK SPORT HISTORY The sport continued to draw new participants and fans throughout the last decades of the 19th century and the first years of the 20th. In 1924, delegates from all the national associations which had sprung up in the preceding half-century met in Copenhagen to establish an international body, the Internationella Representantskapet for Kanotidrott (IRK) to formulate rules for competitive racing worldwide. In the same year, canoe/kayak made its first Olympic appearance with an exhibition regatta in Paris, as Americans Harry T. Knight, Jr., Karl M. Knight, Charles W. Havens and John F. Larcombe swept the kayak events and finished second behind the Canadian team in all four canoe events. After the success of the exhibition, the IRK looked to get recognition for canoeing as a full medal sport, but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rejected their proposal for the 1928 Amsterdam Games and again in Los Angeles in 1932.

69. Welcome To The United States Canoe And Kayak Federation Website of success unprecedented in US paddling history, climaxing in a The 1996 CentennialOlympic Games had a silver lining to earn the only US canoe/kayak medal of http://www.usacanoekayak.org/awho.htm

ABOUT U.S. CANOE / KAYAK USA Canoe and Kayak (USACK) was established to recruit, train and support athletes to compete in the Olympic Games in flatwater sprint and whitewater slalom canoe/kayak racing. USACK is now the National Governing Body for all canoe/kayak racing in the U.S. USACK continues to advance the level of awareness of paddle sport through events such as Team Trials and National Championships to take advantage of the growing visibility for paddle sports. USACK provides a wide array of programs and services for athletes, coaches, officials and event organizers. Additionally USACK produces 10-15 major national and international events annually; provides information and services and works with the national media to promote the sport, athletes, events and programs; develops and maintains relationships with corporate partners and works closely with the U.S. Olympic Committee to maximize funding and support for USACK programs.

70. ABC Coverage Of The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games - Canoe/Kayak Home canoe kayak, Friday, 07/02/2003, 25 September inclusive). Forfull details see the canoe kayak schedule. Slalom events finish http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/CANOEKAYAK/

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71. Washingtonpost.com: Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Sprint Qualifications Whitewater Slalom Qualifications olympic PaddlingHistory About the US canoe and kayak Team, Inc. canoe and kayak Terms http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/cankayak/front.htm

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72. SLAM! Sports: 2000 Summer Games: Canoe/Kayak 1 Rookie calms choppy waters Oct. 1 Perez enjoys olympic experience Oct. 1Fischer becomes Germany's alltime olympic best More canoe/kayak Headlines. http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesCanoeKayak/home.html

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73. KIAT.NET - Sydney 2000 - Canoe/Kayak WOMEN SEPT 30 German kayaker Birgit Fischer became the greatest medal winner inOlympic canoe/kayak history winning a sixth gold medal to go with her three http://www.kiat.net/olympics/sydney2000/canoekayak.html

@import url(http://www.kiat.net/style/default.css); kiat OLYMPIC GAMES Home Olympics Sydney 2000 Canoe/Kayak ... contact us CANOE/KAYAK (Sprint, Slalom) Sydney International Regatta Centre (27,000), Penrith Lakes - Sprint Penrith Whitewater Stadium (12,500), Penrith Lakes - Slalom MEN SPRINT SEP 30 Knut Holmann (NOR) Petar Merkov (BUL) Tim Brabants (GBR) OCT 1 Knut Holmann (NOR) Petar Merkov (BUL) Michael Kolganov (ISR) SEP 30 OCT 1 SEP 30 HUNGARY GERMANY POLAND SEP 30 Andreas Dittmer (GER) Ledys Frank Balceiro (CUB) Steve Giles (CAN) OCT 1 Gyorgy Kolonics (HUN) Maxim Opalev (RUS) Andreas Dittmer (GER) SEP 30 OCT 1 SLALOM Kayak Singles SEP 20 Thomas Schmidt (GER) Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) Pierpaolo Ferrazzi (ITA) Canoe Singles SEP 18 Tony Estanguet (FRA) Michal Martikan (SVK) Juraj Mincik (SVK) Canoe Doubles SEP 20 WOMEN SEPT 30 - German kayaker Birgit Fischer became the greatest medal winner in Olympic canoe/kayak history winning a sixth gold medal to go with her three silvers. Fischer has won gold at every Games from Moscow in 1980 to Sydney 20 years later, apart from the Los Angeles Games in 1984. Her sixth gold medal equaled the German Olympic record held by equestrian Reiner Klimke and swimmer Kristin Otto. OCT 1 - Canoe/Kayak competition delayed by 6 hours due to 60km/h winds at Penrith Lakes. Fischer adds her seventh gold medal with the K2 500m win.

74. Lanier Canoe And Kayak Club, Gainesville, Georgia Venue history. Advanced Search. Fax 770.287.3444. The 1996 OlympicCanoe / kayak and Rowing Venue – Gainesville, Georgia. In 1992 http://www.lckc.org/venue-history.shtml

L anier C anoe and K ayak C lub About Us Contact Us Site Map Venue History Advanced Search News Membership Events ... Lake Lanier Levels Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club 3105 Clarks Bridge Rd. Gainesville, GA 30506 Phone: 770.287.7888 Fax: 770.287.3444 The 1996 Olympic Canoe / Kayak and Rowing Venue – Gainesville, Georgia In 1992, Gainesville Hall ‘96 Roundtable chaired by Jim Mathis was formed with other community leaders to seek Olympic opportunities. Jack Pyburn, a local rower, learned the rowing venue the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) had selected was in jeopardy. Jim and Jack worked to convince the International Rowing Federation to bring the venue to Lanier. ACOG was approached and lobbied by Jim and Steve Gilliam, Vice Chair of Gainesville Hall ‘96. They were successful. The full Gainesville Hall ‘96 Committee consisted of 35 dedicated community members who provided immeasurable support through providing a functioning office, merchandising, volunteers, Olympic housing, test event support, club support, fundraising, legal advice, and anything else that might arise! Executive Director, Mary Hart Wilheit, gracefully managed the office. Following the 1996 Olympic Games Gainesville Hall ‘96 became the Gainesville Hall ‘96 Foundation consisting of 12 members chaired by Jim Mathis. The boathouse, timing tower and racecourse remain as a permanent Olympic legacy - a gift to the local community. The Venue is co-owned by the City of Gainesville and Hall County, and is leased to the Gainesville Hall ‘96 Foundation. The construction of the facility was funded by ACOG. The land belongs to the Corp of Engineers. The Lake Lanier Rowing Club and the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC) sublease the facilities. Gainesville Parks and Recreation and Hall County Parks and Leisure Departments assist with maintenance to the buildings and grounds and are the liaison with the city and county governments. No tax dollars are committed to the operation of the facility or programs. The clubs work in cooperation, but run separate programs.

75. Lanier Canoe And Kayak Club, Gainesville, Georgia the International canoe Federation, visited Gainesville as part of the officialOlympic venue approval Several whitewater canoe and kayak enthusiasts met http://www.lckc.org/club-history.shtml

L anier C anoe and K ayak C lub About Us Contact Us Site Map Club History Advanced Search News Membership Events ... Lake Lanier Levels Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club 3105 Clarks Bridge Rd. Gainesville, GA 30506 Phone: 770.287.7888 Fax: 770.287.3444 The development of the competitive Sprint Canoe / Kayak program was initiated by ACOG through the efforts of Steve Kelly. Equipment was provided through the USCKT and Ocean Kayak. Steve concentrated his efforts in training a core group of adults who agreed to start Junior Olympic teams. The league of teams concept provided local competition where none had existed before. The first Junior Olympic race hosted by the LCKC in 1995 was also the first sprint race ever held in Georgia. Seven teams and 115 athletes participated in the first year. The season consisted of 4 races. The program was voted the largest and most outstanding program in the United States in its first year. 1996 was a busy year. In addition to a traveling schedule for the sprint team and support for the Olympics and pre – Olympic test events, the LCKC hosted the first annual Spring Break Training Camp and a 4 race Junior Olympic season for over 100 participants. Again we were the biggest and best Junior Olympic sprint program in the United States.

76. Modern Canoes olympic events for men include kayak pairs (K2) (K = kayak and C = Canadian canoe;the number refers to the number of paddlers) at 1,000 metres (from http://www.canoeracer.com/Canoeracing/modern_canoes.html

SPONSORS Modern Canoes As stated in the History section, a definitive history of canoeing does not exist, but the history of modern canoeing does have some prominent figures, whose stories can be pinpointed with some accuracy. While every good student understands the dangers of plagiarizing from an Encyclopedia, web content developers know the value of NOT rewriting the encyclopedia: following is an entry from www.britannica.com , giving a little background to modern canoeing history. A History of Modern Canoeing from Brittanica online . . . A Scottish lawyer, sportsman, traveller, and philanthropist, John MacGregor, in the 1860s was a major figure in encouraging the recreation and sport of canoeing. He designed sailing canoes, which were decked and provided with a mast and sail as well as paddles, travelled in them throughout Europe and in the Middle East, and promoted their use in lectures and books. Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts, d Recreation and sport Canoeing began as a noncompetitive recreation and for a majority of canoeists remained such, involving paddling on local streams and lakes, extended tours, sometimes in North America repaddling the waters of earlier missionaries, explorers, and voyageurs. Canoeing was also combined for many enthusiasts with fishing, hunting, and camping trips. Wild-water, or white-water, canoeing on rivers with rapids and surf canoeing in the ocean also became popular. The development of recreational canoeing was furthered after World War II in North America by the proliferation of small aircraft that permitted canoeists to reach remote wilderness waters not used since the Indians and voyageurs travelled them.

77. Return To AOC Home Page the gold medals in the Australian olympic Youth Festival water polo competitionsat the Sydney Aquatic Centre. more. Aussies take Gold canoe/kayak Sunday 12 http://www.olympics.com.au/?pg=youth&spg=main

78. History At the same time, increasing numbers discovered the pleasures of canoe and kayakracing and, when the 1936 olympic Games were staged in Berlin, both the http://mypages.allcanadiansport.ca/canadiancanoeassociation/2695.asp

Home Atlantic Division Representatives Member Clubs Regatta Schedule ... Awards History Overview Document Library Feedback Links ... Finish Lynx CANADIAN CANOE ASSOCIATION ATLANTIC DIVISION HISTORY THE EARLY YEARS The canoe and the kayak occupy an important place in Canadian history. An essential feature in the lives of Canada's aboriginal people, they were adopted by European immigrants to carry goods and people through the wilderness. When their importance as a means of transportation decreased with the coming of the railway, canoes and kayaks became popular recreational vehicles, ideal for the quiet exploration of Canada's lakes and streams. At the same time, increasing numbers discovered the pleasures of canoe and kayak racing and, when the 1936 Olympic Games were staged in Berlin, both the canoe and kayak were on the program for men. Women made their Olympic debut in 1948 in London. Modern paddlers compete in canoes or kayaks. The canoe, referred to internationally as the Canadian canoe, is propelled by paddlers kneeling on one knee and stroking a single-bladed paddle. The kayakers use a double-bladed paddle while seated in the kayak, in some ways similarly to the original kayaks of native Eskimos with which most people are familiar. A one-person Canadian canoe is called a C-1, a two-person canoe is a C-2, a four-person kayak is a K-4 and so forth. HISTORY IN THE MAKING Paddling history in Nova Scotia is recorded as far back as the Mic Mac Indians. Mic Mac Indians were the only paddlers in the earliest military regatta of 1826. According to William Adams, paddling for white competitors did not start until 1846 on Lake Banook. Races exclusively for Indians continued until 1904.

79. Weastern Ontario Division Lifestyle that, is rooted in success By winning several olympic an d World championshiptitles through the years, canoe and kayak athletes have achieved http://www.westernontariodivision.com/wodhist.htm

80. Wired News: Canoe Cements A Place In History canoe Cements a Place in history. Others are not so confident of the canoe's Olympicprospects. said Charles Luckman, sprint program director for USA canoe/kayak http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,44800,00.html

Welcome to Wired News. Skip directly to: Search Box Section Navigation Content Search: Wired News Animations Wired Magazine HotBot (the Web) Canoe Cements a Place in History By Louise Knapp Also by this reporter Page 1 of 1 02:00 AM Jul. 04, 2001 PT The idea of a concrete canoe may sound like a contradiction in terms, but how about one whose material is geared to be outer-space worthy, and whose conceptual design is so unconventional that it was once incorrectly applied to a bridge that consequently sank? Story Tools See also N.Y. to London in 40 Minutes Space the Place for Budget Cut? Tinker around with Gadgets and Gizmos Read more Technology news Today's Top 5 Stories Traveling? Take Big Brother Along Making Wines Finer With Wireless Tuning Into the Hype About Wi-Fi Indies Welcome Digital Film Plan ... Some Net Stocks' Sizzle Fizzles Concrete canoes are not new; universities throughout North America have participated in concrete canoe competitions for at least 14 years. "A lot of people would say 'You're nuts,'" said Robert Vaughan, a structural engineer at Marshall Space Flight Center Structural engineers are taught to avoid building anything that may come into contact with a matching natural resonance. To do so is to invite disaster.

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