Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Canoeing
Canoeing

Canoeing is the activity of Watercraft paddling a canoe for the purpose of recreation , sport, or Human-powered transport. It usually refers exclusively to using a paddle to propel a canoe with only human muscle power....
at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics

The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964....
was held between 20 October 1964 and 22 October 1964 on Lake Sagami

Lake Sagami

is an reservoir located in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan's Kanto region. Created in 1947 after the Sagami River was dammed, it serves as use for recreational and hydroelectric purposes....
, 60 kilometres from Sagamiko, Kanagawa

Sagamiko, Kanagawa

Sagamiko was a towns of Japan located in Tsukui District, Kanagawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.On March 20, 2006, Sagamiko merged into Sagamihara, Kanagawa....
, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
. There were 7 events, 5 of which were for men and 2 for women. Both of the women's events were 500 metre kayak

Kayak

A kayak is a small human-powered boat. It typically has a covered deck, and a cockpit covered by a spraydeck. The kayak was used by the native Ainu people, Aleuts and Eskimo hunters in sub-Arctic regions of northeastern Asia, North America and Greenland....
ing events; there were three kayaking and two canoe

Canoe

A canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes usually are pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be covered....
ing events for men, all of which covered 1000 metres. The K-4 event for men was introduced to the Olympic program at these Games, replacing the 4×500 metre K-1 event that was raced in the 1960 Games.

The Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
n canoeists garnered the most medals at 5, but did not win a single gold medal.

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Lake Sagami

Sagamiko, Kanagawa

Sagamiko was a towns of Japan located in Tsukui District, Kanagawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.On March 20, 2006, Sagamiko merged into Sagamihara, Kanagawa....
, Japan

Japan

Kayak

Canoe

Romania

Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
competitors were the most successful, taking three championships. The German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
team and the Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
team each won a pair of golds as well.

Medal summary

Men's events

C-1 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1964 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 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan....
C-2 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1964 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 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan....	Andrei Khimich Andrei Khimich Andrei Khimich is a Soviet Union-born Ukraine canoe racing who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he won the gold in the C-2 1000 m event.... Stepan Oshchepkov Stepan Oshchepkov Stepan Oschehpkov is a Soviet Union-born Russian canoe racing who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he won the gold in the C-2 1000 m event....	Jean Boudehen Jean Boudehen Jean Boudehen is a France canoe racing who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at Tokyo in 1964 Summer Olympics.... Michel Chapuis Michel Chapuis Michel Chapuis is a France canoe racing who competed in the early 1960s. He won the silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo....	Peer Nielsen Peer Nielsen Peer Nielson is a Denmark canoe racing who competed in the early 1960s. He won the bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.... John Sörensen
K-1 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1964 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 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan....
K-2 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1964 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 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan....	Sven-Olov Sjödelius Sven-Olov Sjödelius Sven-Olov Sj?delius was a Sweden Canoe racing who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-2 1000 m event .... Gunnar Utterberg Gunnar Utterberg Gunnar Utterberg was a Sweden Canoe racing who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Tokyo in 1964 Summer Olympics....	Antonius Geurts Antonius Geurts Antonius "Toon" Geurts was a Netherlands Canoe racing who competed in the 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Tokyo in 1964 Summer Olympics.... Paulus Hoekstra Paulus Hoekstra Paulus "Paul" Hoekstra was a Netherlands Canoe racing who competed from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Tokyo in 1964 Summer Olympics....	Heinz Büker Heinz Büker Heinz B?ker was a Germany Canoe racing who competed in the mid 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.... Holger Zander Holger Zander Holger Zander was a West Germany-Germany Canoe racing who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Tokyo in 1964 Summer Olympics with a silver in the K-4 1000 m and a bronze in the K-2 1000 m....
K-4 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1964 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 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan....	Nikolai Chuzhikov Nikolai Chuzhikov Nikolai Chuzhikov is a Soviet union canoe racing who competed in the mid to late 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold in the K-4 1000 m at Tokyo in 1964 Summer Olympics.... Anatoli Grishin Anatoli Grishin Anatoli Grishin is a Soviet union canoe racing who competed in the mid 1960s. He won a gold in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.... Vyacheslav Ionov Vyacheslav Ionov Vyacheslav Ionov is a Soviet union canoe racing who competed in the mid 1960s. He won a gold in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.... Volodymyr Morozov	Günther Perleberg Günther Perleberg G?nther Perleberg is a Germany canoe racing who competed in the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a gold in the K-1 4 x 500 m relay and a silver in the K-4 1000 m .... Bernhard Schulze Bernhard Schulze Bernhard "Berni" Schulze is a Germany canoe racing who competed in the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Tokyo in 1964 Summer Olympics.... Friedhelm Wentzke Friedhelm Wentzke Friedhelm Wentzke is a Germany canoe racing who competed in the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a gold in the K-1 4 x 500 m relay and a silver in the K-4 1000 m .... Holger Zander Holger Zander Holger Zander was a West Germany-Germany Canoe racing who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Tokyo in 1964 Summer Olympics with a silver in the K-4 1000 m and a bronze in the K-2 1000 m....	Simion Cuciuc Simion Cuciuc Simion Cuciuc is a Romanian canoe racing who competed in the mid 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.... Atanase Sciotnic Atanase Sciotnic Atanase Sciotnic is a Romanian canoe racing who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in 1964 Summer Olympics.... Mihai Turcas Mihai Turcas Mihai Turcas is a Romanian canoe racing 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 Summer Olympics and a bronze in 1964 Summer Olympics.... Aurel Vernescu Aurel Vernescu Aurel Vernescu is a Romanian Canoe racing who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three medals with a silver and two bronze ....

Women's events

K-1 500 metres Canoeing at the 1964 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 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan....
K-2 500 metres Canoeing at the 1964 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 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan....	Roswitha Esser Roswitha Esser Roswitha Esser is a West Germany canoe racing who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-2 500 m event .... Annemarie Zimmermann Annemarie Zimmermann Annemarie Zimmermann is a West Germany canoe racing 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 Summer Olympics and 1968 Summer Olympics....	Francine Fox Francine Fox Francine Fox is an United States canoe racing who competed in the mid 1960s. She won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.... Glorianne Perrier Glorianne Perrier Glorianne Perrier is an United States canoe racing who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at Tokyo in 1964 Summer Olympics....	Hilde Lauer Hilde Lauer Hilde Lauer is a Romanian canoe racing who competed in the mid 1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she won two medals with a silver in the K-1 500 m event and a bronze in the K-2 500 m event.... Cornelia Sideri Cornelia Sideri Cornelia Sideri is a Romanian canoe racing who competed in the mid 1960s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo....

Medal table

1	3	0	1	4
2	2	1	1	4
3	2	0	0	2
4	0	2	3	5
5	0	1	1	2
6	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
9	0	0	1	1