Jan Schäfer
Encyclopedia
Jan Schäfer is a German
sprint canoer
who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney
in 2000
.
Schäfer also won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
in Milan
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
sprint canoer
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 ....
who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney
Sydney
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in 2000
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
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Schäfer also won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Milan, Italy at the Idroscalo.The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian and nine kayak events. Women competed in eight events, all kayak....
in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
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