Friday, 11 May 2012

Lukas Pollert Olympic Canoe Slalom

Lukas Pollert was born 24 March 1970 in the Czech Republic. Lukas Pollert is a slalom Canoer who participated from Czech Republic the late 1980s to the early 2000s in the Olympic Events. 
Competing in two Summer Olympic Games he won two medals in the C-1 event with gold in 1992 and silver in 1996. He was a Excellent Player from Czech Republic team in the 1992 Olympic Games. Pollert also won a silver medal in the C-1 canoe event at the 1997 ICF Slalom World Championships and World Cup Armenia tres Coroas title in the class C-1 1993. 
European Championships, she won four medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal. He participated in the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia in 1989, which was later Pollert less important than the gold medal he won in Barcelona for three years. As a physician retired in 2000, Pollert and are very active in his career as a GP in the ER Military Hospital in Prague.
He published a book of interviews and other high-ranking Czech athletes and active Internet blogger website Vyladeno.tv. She has two daughters.

Wednesday, 2 May 2012

American Slalom Canoer James Jamie McEwan

American slalom canoer who competed in the 1970s and then again in the late 1980s and early 1990s James Jamie McEwan was born on 24 September 1952 born. 
He accommodate with his son Devin in the 2000s to compete. Occurred in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C-1 event in Munich in 1972. Born in Olney, Maryland began his kayak in the valley of family camping. McEwan has a degree in literature from Yale University in 1975. It should be noted children's author and illustrator Sandra Boynton, married a graduate of Yale, class of 1974. His partner, Lecky Haller McEwan won the silver medal in the C-2 canoe slalom in 1987 in the ICF Slalom World Championships in Bourg St-Maurice, he and Haller, placed in the Olympic Summer Games in 1992 in fourth. She also won the overall World Cup title in the inaugural season of the C-2 category for this competition in 1988.
 In 1998, Tom McEwan and his brother members of an expedition to the Tsangpo Gorge were run; Mount Everest is regarded as a river. The expedition ended in tragedy with unexpectedly high water when teammate Doug Gordon is not in a position, a waterfall was Boof, missed his band, and lost his life: Jamie James McEwan has written many children's books.

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Reinhold Kauder Men's Olympic Canoe Slalom

Reinhard Kauder was born January 30, 1950 in the Germany. Reinhard Kauder is a West German slalom canoer who participates in the late 1960s and early 1970s. 
Reinhard Kauder ( West German slalom canoer  )
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he won a silver medal in the C-1 event. Reinhard Kauder also won two medals in the C-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with Gold in 1971 and Silver in 1969. The 1969 ICF Slalom World Championships took place in the dug-Bourg St-Maurice, France under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation.
The C-2 mixed team event at the third and final time after the previous championships. East Germany won no medals for the first time since 1951.

Medal record Olympic Games Men's canoe slalom
Silver
1972 Munich
C-1
World Championships
Gold
1969 Bourg St.-Maurice
C-1 team
Gold
1971 Meran
C-1
Silver
1969 Bourg St.-Maurice
C-1
Silver
1971 Meran
C-1 team

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Reinhard Eiben & Olympic Canoe Slalom

Reinhard Eiben was born 4 December 1951 in Crossen, Zwickau. Reinhard Eiben is an East German slalom canoer who competed in the 1970s. 
At the Summer Olympics 1972 was held in Munich, he won a gold medal in the C-1 event. Reinhard Eiben is a very good German Canoer take part in various Olympic Events and won a No. of Medals for the Germany.
Eiben also won gold in the C-1 event at the 1973 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Muotathal.

Achievements
Gold      1972 Munich             C-1
World Championships
Gold      1973 Muotathal         C-1
Gold      1977 Spittal               C-1 team
Silver     1973 Muotathal         C-1 team
Silver     1975 Skopje             C-1 team

His partner, Lecky Haller McEwan won the silver medal in the C-2 canoe slalom in 1987 in the ICF Slalom World Championships in Bourg St-Maurice, he and Haller, placed in the Olympic Summer Games in 1992 in fourth. She also won the overall World Cup title in the inaugural season of the C-2 category for this competition in 1988.

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

ASOIF & Olympic Tickets

The ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations) is a non-profit International Association (sports) federation (IFS), which is part of the summer Olympics, which was planned. 
ASOIF mission is to unite, promote and support the International Olympic Committee, in order to maintain their independence, while comparing their common interests and goals: 30th May 1983 to the International Federation for 21 sports, development of summer programming at the Olympics, the Olympics of 1984 international federations - ASOIF. ASOIF was established as the first article of its constitution, is to coordinate and protect the interests of its members, a close cooperation between its members and members of the Olympic Movement and other organizations.”
 This is necessary to identify, in order to preserve the unity of the Olympic movement, and "authority, autonomy and independence of a member of the International Federations." Members ASOIF has increased by 28 international organizations, which meets once a year for a general meeting is usually preceded by a joint session of the General Assembly of the International Olympic Committee and international federations, which are discussed in a number of topics of general interest of the Olympic Movement ASOIF is managed by an executive body, the Council, which consists of seven members each, all of the Olympic International Federations. 
The ASOIF General Secretariat is located in Lausanne and is governed by ASOIF Director. The Board shall consist of a chairman and six members, all from different organizations: One of six members elected by the Vice President. The President and all members are elected for 4-year mandate. Director appointed by the President of the Board upon the recommendation of a senior position.

Thursday, 5 April 2012

ICF & Olympic Canoe Slalom Tickets

International canoe federation (ICF) is the umbrella organization for all national canoe organizations worldwide,
It is located in Lausanne, Switzerland, and managed all aspects of canoe sport in the world: 147 countries, which are seven national associations affiliated to the ICF recorded in the 2008 ICF Congress in Rome.


Canoe marathon, formerly Marathon racing

Slalom racing

Flat-water racing

Para canoe

Canoe Sailing


Freestyle kayaking

Surf ski

Dragon Boat

Whitewater Racing

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Summer Olympics Canoe Slalom Venues

There are 26 venues For the Summer Olympics there that have been or will be used in canoeing events.

 Originally set for canoe sprint flat-water racing in anticipation of November 2008 canoe slalom slalom racing in anticipation of November 2008 was first supplementary event at the Summer Olympics in 1972 (Munich).
Go down after those games canoe slalom was reorganizational at the Summer Olympics in 1992 (Barcelona). Some of them are given bellow.

Event Year
City
Venue
Capacity
1936
Berlin
Grunau Regatta Course
19,000
1948
London
Henley Royal Regatta
-
1952
Helsinki
Taivallahti
-
1960
Rome
Lake Albano
10,000
1964
Tokyo
Lake Sagami
1,500
1968
Mexico City
Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing
17,600
1976
Montreal
Ile Notre-Dame
27,000
1980
Moscow
Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing
21,600
1984
Los Angeles
Lake Casitas
4,680
1988
Seoul
Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site
25,000
1992
Barcelona
Parc OlĂ­mpic del Segre (slalom)
2,500
1996
Atlanta
Ocoee Whitewater Center (slalom)
14,400
2000
Sydney
Penrith Whitewater Stadium (slalom)
12,500
2008
Beijing
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
37,000
2012
London
Lee Valley White Water Centre (slalom)
12,000
2016
Rio de Janeiro
Olympic Whitewater Stadium (slalom)
8,000