Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

At the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...

in Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

, 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. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1964. Lake Xochimilco

Lake Xochimilco

Lake Xochimilco is an ancient endorheic lake located in the Valley of Mexico, part of a series of lakes, which included the brackish Lake Texcoco, Lake Zumpango, and Lake Xaltocan and the fresh water Lake Chalco...

was where the events took place.

Men's events

C-1 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1968 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 1968 Summer Olympics program. Heat times were given in tenths of a second while the semifinal and final events were given in hundredths of a second in the official...
C-2 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1968 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 1968 Summer Olympics program. In the official report, heat times were shown in tenths of a second while semifinal and final events were shown in hundredths of a second...	Ivan Patzaichin Ivan Patzaichin Ivan Patzaichin is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won seven medals, more than any other competitor in the history of the Canadian canoeing events... Serghei Covaliov Serghei Covaliov Serghei Covaliov was a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s...	Tamás Wichmann Tamás Wichmann Tamás Wichmann is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1966 to 1983. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three medals. This included two silver and one bronze .Wichmann found better success at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, winning a total of 18 medals... Gyula Petrikovics Gyula Petrikovics Gyula Petrikovics was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s...	Naum Prokupets Naum Prokupets Naum Leybovich Prokupets is a Basarabeasca, Moldovan-born Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He is Jewish.-Career:At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event.... Mikhail Zamotin Mikhail Zamotin Mikhail Zamotin is a Soviet-born, Russian sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s...
K-1 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1968 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 1968 Summer Olympics program. Heats and the first repechage were timed in tenths of a second while semifinals and finals were timed in hundredths of a second in the official...
K-2 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1968 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 1968 Summer Olympics program. In the official report, heats were shown timed in tenths of a second while the rest of the events were shown timed in hundredths of a second .-Medalists:-Heats:The 20...	Aleksandr Shaparenko Aleksandr Shaparenko Aleksandr Shaparenko is a Soviet-born Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s... Volodymyr Morozov	Csaba Giczi Csaba Giczi Csaba Giczy was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Mexico City in 1968 with a silver in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events.Giczy also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World... István Timár István Timár István Timár-Geng was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s...	Gerhard Seibold Gerhard Seibold Gerhard Seibold was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the K-2 1000 m event at Mexico City in 1968.... Günther Pfaff Günther Pfaff Günther Pfaff was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the K-2 1000 m event at Mexico City in 1968....
K-4 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program. In the official report, heat results were shown in tenths of a second while the remaining events were shown in hundredths of a second .-Medalists:-Heats:The 19 crews...	Steinar Amundsen Steinar Amundsen Steinar Amundsen is a Norwegian sprint canoer. He won gold medal on K4 1000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , and obtained a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich on the same distance.Amundsen also won two gold medals in the K-4 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World... Tore Berger Tore Berger Tore Berger is a Norwegian sprint canoer. He won gold medal on K4 1000 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , and obtained a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich on the same distance.Berger also won a gold medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World... Egil Søby Egil Søby Egil Søby is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. He won gold medal on K4 1000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , and obtained a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich on the same distance.Søby also won three medals at the ICF Canoe... Jan Johansen Jan Johansen (kayaker) Jan Johansen is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , and obtained a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich at the same distance.Johansen also won three medals at the ICF...	Anton Calenic Anton Calenic Anton Calenic is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event.... Haralambie Ivanov Haralambie Ivanov Haralambie Ivanov is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver in the K-4 1000 m event at Mexico City in 1968.... Dimitrie Ivanov Dimitrie Ivanov Dimitrie Ivanov was a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event.... Mihai Ţurcaş Mihai Turcas Mihai Ţurcaş is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid to late 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 1968 and a bronze in 1964....	Csaba Giczi Csaba Giczi Csaba Giczy was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Mexico City in 1968 with a silver in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events.Giczy also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World... 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... István Timár István Timár István Timár-Geng was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s... István Csizmadia István Csizmadia István Csizmadia was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City....

Women's events

K-1 500 metres Canoeing at the 1968 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 1968 Summer Olympics program. In the official report, heats were shown timed in tenths of a second while the semifinal and final events were timed in hundredths of a second...
K-2 500 metres Canoeing at the 1968 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 1968 Summer Olympics program. In the official report, heat times were shown in tenths of a second while semifinal and final times were shown in hundredths of a second .-Medalists:Rosznyói is shown...	Annemarie Zimmermann Annemarie Zimmermann Annemarie Zimmermann is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-2 500 m event, earning them in 1964 and 1968.... Roswitha Esser Roswitha Esser Roswitha Esser is a West German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s...	Anna Pfeffer Anna Pfeffer Anna Pfeffer is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. She is Jewish.... Katalin Rozsnyói Katalin Rozsnyói Katalin Rozsnyói is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. She won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.-References:*...	Lyudmila Pinayeva 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...

Medal table

1	2	3	1	6
2	2	1	3	6
3	1	2	0	3
4	1	1	1	3
5	1	0	0	1
6	0	0	1	1
6	0	0	1	1

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