Stein Jorgensen
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Stein Jorgensen is an American
sprint canoer
who has competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 200 m event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
in Duisburg
.
Jorgensen also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the K-4 1000 m
event at Sydney
in 2000
.
He was born in San Diego.
United States
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sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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who has competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 200 m event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Duisburg, Germany for the third time. The German city had hosted the event previously in 1979 and 1987 when it was part of West Germany....
in Duisburg
Duisburg
- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
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Jorgensen also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the K-4 1000 m
Canoeing at the 2000 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 2000 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:13 crews entered in two heats...
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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He was born in San Diego.