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unusual facts about Canoe racing



Aleksandr Vinogradov

Aleksandr Vinogradov (Russian: Александр Виноградов, born November 10, 1951) is a Soviet-born Russian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s.

Alessandra Galiotto

Alessandra Galiotto (born September 28, 1983 in Arzignano) is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s.

Aneta Konieczna

Aneta Konieczna née Pastuszka (born 11 May 1978 in Krosno Odrzańskie), is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-1990s.

Bert Oldershaw

Herbert "Bert" Oldershaw (November 10, 1921 in Toronto – March 28, 2006 in Burlington, Ontario) was a Canadian sprint canoer and sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s.

Carolin Leonhardt

Carolin Leonhardt (born 22 November 1984 in Lampertheim, Hesse) is a German sprint canoer who competed in the 2000s.

Claudia Österheld

Claudia Österheld (born December 8, 1968 in Kassel) is a West Germany sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s.

Enrique Leite

Enrique Leite (born December 12, 1963 at Villa del Cerro, Montevideo- Uruguay is an Uruguayan sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s.

Eppie's Great Race

Also known as "The Great Race", "The World's Oldest Triathlon" and the "No-Swim Triathlon", it features a 5.82-mile run, 12.5-mile bike and 6.35-mile paddle held along the scenic American River Parkway in Rancho Cordova and Sacramento, California.

Francisco Llera

Francisco Llera Blanco (born January 18, 1981 in Ribadesella) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s.

Hain Helde

Hain Helde, (born March 21, 1972 in Kohila) is an Estonian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s (decade).

Hans Christian Lassen

Hans Christian Lassen (born July 24, 1955 in Borlänge, Sweden) is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s.

Hans-Jürgen Riemenschneider

Hans-Jürgen Reimenschneider (born May 4, 1949 in Bad Nauheim) is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s.

Ilpo Nieminen

Ilpo Juhani Nieminen (born September 12, 1961 Lempäälä) is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1980s.

Izabela Dylewska

Izabela Dylewska-Światowiak (born March 16, 1968 in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1987 to 1997.

Jan Boháč

Jan Boháč (born April 22, 1963 in Hradec Králové) is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s.

Javier Correa

Javier Andrés Correa (born July 17, 1976 in San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro) is an Argentine sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s (decade).

Jiří Polívka

Jiří Polívka (born March 2, 1974 in Hradec Králové) is a Czech sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s (decade).

Jitka Janáčková

Jitka Janáčková (born May 22, 1973 ın Mladá Boleslav) is a Czechoslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1990s.

Karel Leština

Karel Sango Leština (born March 23, 1973 in Kadaň) is a Czech sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s (decade).

Kimmo Latvamäki

Kimmo Kristian Latvamäki (born June 6, 1976 in Ruovesi) is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-2000s.

Luisa Álvarez

Luisa María Álvarez Iglesias (born October 3, 1962 in Candás) is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s.

Pavel Hottmar

Pavel Hottmar (born June 28, 1979 in Liberec) is a Czech sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s.

Pavlína Jobánková

Pavlína Jobánková (born December 3, 1973 in Nymburk) is a Czechoslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1990s.

Piotr Markiewicz

Piotr Markiewicz (born September 23, 1973 in Sejny, Podlaskie) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade).

Sebastián Cuattrin

Sebastián Cuattrin (born September 6, 1973 in Rosario, Santa Fé, Argentina) is an Argentine Brazilian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s (decade).

Sebastian Szubski

Sebastian Dominik Szubski (born April 26, 1981 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) is a Brazilian sprint canoer who competed in the mid-2000s.

Stefan Kapłaniak

Stefan Kapłaniak (born April 10, 1933 in Szczawnica) was a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s.

Stephan Breuing

Stephan Breuing (born September 21, 1985 in Bochum) is a German sprint canoer who has competed since 2005.

Václav Mára

Václav Mára (born August 5, 1943 in Sedlec-Prčice) is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s.

Wojciech Kurpiewski

Wojciech Sławomir Kurpiewski (born February 16, 1966 in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

Yun Gi-Su

1/1/1 (born January 1st 1) is a Marsn sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s.


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