At the 1960 Summer Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...

in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

, seven events in sprint canoe racing

Canoe racing

This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....

were contested at Lake Albano. Four changes were done to the program. First, the 10000 metre events that were raced from 1936

Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Canoeing was an official Olympic sport for the first time at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. It had been a demonstration sport twelve years earlier at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. A total of nine events were contested at the 1936 Games, all in canoe sprint for men.The competitions were...

 to 1956

Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous two Games in 1948 and 1952. The competition was held on Lake Wendouree in Ballarat.-Men's events:...

 were permanently dropped from the Olympic program, leaving all races at the 500 metre and 1000 metre distances. Second, the women's K-2 500 m event was added to the program, as was a men's K-1 4 x 500 m relay event (though for these games). Third, event timing in 1/100ths of a second at these games. Fourth, a repechage

Repechage

Repechage is a practice amongst ladder competitions that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round.- Types of repechage :...

 system was introduced that was used to the 1996 games

Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The canoeing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint...

 in Atlanta at Lake Lanier

Lake Lanier

Lake 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 of water, and of shoreline at normal level, a "full...

.

Men's events

C-1 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 1000 metres The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano.-Medallists:-Heats:Fifteen competitors were entered, but only 13 competed on August 26...
C-2 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 1000 metres The men's C-2 1000 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano.-Medalists:-Heats:Eleven teams first raced in two heats on August 26...	Leonid Geishtor Leonid Geishtor Leonid Grigorievich Geishtor is a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s.-Life and career:... Sergei Makarenko Sergei Makarenko Sergei Makarenko is a Soviet-born Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the C-2 1000 m gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome....	Aldo Dezi Aldo Dezi Aldo Dezi is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the C-2 1000 m silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.-References:*... Francesco La Macchia Francesco La Macchia Francesco La Macchia is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the C-2 1000 m silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.-References:*...	Imre Farkas Imre Farkas (canoeist) Imre Farkas is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He is Jewish. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals, earning one in 1956 and one in 1960 .... András Törő András Töro András Törő is a Hungarian-American sprint canoer who competed from the early 1960s to the mid 1970s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at Rome in 1960....
K-1 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 1000 metres The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Heats:24 competitors first raced in three heats on August 26...
K-1 4 x 500 metres Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 4 x 500 metres The men's K-1 4 x 500 metres event was a relay kayaking event conducted over 500 meters as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano...	Dieter Krause Dieter Krause Dieter Krause is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s... Günther Perleberg Günther Perleberg Günther Perleberg is a German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a gold in the K-1 4 x 500 m and a silver in the K-4 1000 m .... Paul Lange Friedhelm Wentzke Friedhelm Wentzke Friedhelm Wentzke is a German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a gold in the K-1 4 x 500 m and a silver in the K-4 1000 m .-References:*...	Imre Szöllösi Imre Szöllosi Imre Szöllőzi is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals with two silvers and one bronze .Szöllőzi also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold... Imre Kemeczei András Szente András Szente András Szente was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Rome in 1960, earning them in the K-1 4 x 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.Szente also won two silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World... György Mészáros György Mészáros György Mészáros was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Rome in 1960, earning them in the K-1 4 x 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.Mészáros also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World...	Erik Hansen Helmuth Nyborg Helmuth Nyborg Helmuth Sørensen Nyborg is a former professor of developmental psychology at Aarhus University, Denmark. He is one of the most cited Danish psychologists. His main research topic is the connection between hormones and intelligence. Among other things, he has worked on increasing the intelligence... Arne Høyer Arne Høyer Arne Høyer is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.-References:**... Erling Jessen Erling Jessen Erling Jessen is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.-References:*...
K-2 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 1000 metres The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano.-Medalists:-Heats:The 23 crews first raced in three heats on August 26...	Gert Fredriksson Gert Fredriksson Gert Fridolf Fredriksson was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from 1942 to 1964... Sven-Olov Sjödelius Sven-Olov Sjödelius Sven-Olov Sjödelius was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-2 1000 m event ....	András Szente András Szente András Szente was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Rome in 1960, earning them in the K-1 4 x 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.Szente also won two silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World... György Mészáros György Mészáros György Mészáros was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Rome in 1960, earning them in the K-1 4 x 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.Mészáros also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World...	Stefan Kapłaniak Władysław Zieliński

Women's events

K-1 500 metres Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Women's K-1 500 metres The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano.-Medalists:-Heats:...
K-2 500 metres Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Women's K-2 500 metres The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano...	Mariya Shubina Mariya Shubina Mariya Shubina is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. She won the K-2 500 m gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.... Antonina Seredina Antonina Seredina Antonina Seredina is a Soviet sprint canoer and Olympic champion who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three medals with two golds and a bronze .Seredina also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and...	Therese Zenz Therese Zenz Therese Zenz is a Saar-born West German sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three silver medals .... Ingrid Hartmann Ingrid Hartmann Ingrid Hartmann is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She won the K-2 500 m silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome....	Klára Fried-Bánfalvi Klára Fried-Bánfalvi Klára Fried-Bánfalvi is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at Rome in 1960.... Vilma Egresi Vilma Egresi Vilma Egresi is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome....

Medal table

1		3	1	0	4
2		1	3	2	6
3		1	2	0	3
4		1	0	1	2
		1	0	1	2
6		0	1	0	1
7		0	0	2	2
8		0	0	1	1