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4 unusual facts about Sprint canoe


2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

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.

2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

Men race as individuals, pairs and quads over 200 m, 500 m and 1000 m in both Canoe (Canadian) (C) and Kayak (K) events, giving a total of 18 gold medals.

Aleksandr Kostoglod

Kostoglod is a six-time world champion gold medallist in the Canadian canoe (C) events.

Ivan Patzaichin

Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won seven medals, more than any other competitor in the history of the Romanian canoeing events.


Marián Ostrčil

In 1998, in Nyköping, Sweden, he became European junior champion in the individual Canadian canoe (C-1) 500m.


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