ACOG - Canoe/Kayak: Sprint - IBM

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  • Olympic Canoe/Kayak-Sprint Overview
  • Spectator's Guide to Canoe/Kayak-Sprint
  • Who to Watch in Canoe/Kayak-Sprint
  • History of Canoe/Kayak-Sprint
  • Olympic Medals in Canoe/Kayak-Sprint
  • Competition Dates
    30 Jul to 4 Aug 1996

    Venue
    Lake Lanier, Gainesville/Hall County, Georgia
    Capacity: 20,000

    Events/Disciplines
    12 Events
    MenWomen
    Kayak Single (K1) 500mKayak Single (K1) 500m
    Kayak Double (K2) 500m Kayak Double (K2) 500m
    Canoe Single (C1) 500mKayak Fours (K4) 500m
    Canoe Double (C2) 500m
    Kayak Single (K1) 1000m
    Kayak Double (K2) 1000m
    Kayak Fours (K4) 1000m
    Canoe Single (C1) 1000m
    Canoe Double (C2) 1000m

    Number of Athletes
    238 men, 112 women, 350 total

    Changes Since Barcelona
    None

    Qualifications
    Countries qualified based on 1995 World Championships and various continental championships.

    Competition Format
    Depending on the number of entries in an event, preliminaries, repechages, semifinals and finals are held. Through repechages, each boat is guaranteed at least two races. Finals always include nine boats.

    International Federation
    FIC - Fédération Internationale de Canoë
    Dozsa Gyorgy UT 1-3
    1143 Budapest, Hungary
    Tel: (36-1) 163-4832
    Fax: (36-1) 157-5643

    Olympic Debut
    Men: 1936
    Women: 1948

    Olympic History
    While the events in sprint canoe/kayak have varied over the years, European countries have traditionally dominated, with the former Soviet Union winning the most men’s and women’s medals. Gert FREDRIKSSON (SWE) won a record eight medals in the sport competing from 1948 to 1960.



    Olympic Factoid
    The Mother Nature was kind to Olympic athletes and spectators. The average high temperature during the Games was 89 degrees with an average low of 72 degrees. Highest temperature registered (20 July) - 99 degrees. Lowest high temperature registered is 79 degrees (28 July).