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Canoeing @ Olympics
Posted
8th August 2008
Beijing welcomed the world to the Games of the 29th Olympiad on August 8, 2008 with an Opening Ceremony.
Keep an eye on the CANOEING AND KAYAKING British Athletes with our easy to use guide.
Technique
Kayak K1 - Twin-bladed paddle is kept upright through gates to avoid touching. Kayakers compete sitting down allowing a narrower and shallower boat.
Kayak K2 - As K1 but tandem!
Canoe C1 - Canoeist kneel, which allows greater body movement, and use a single paddle.
Canoe C2 - As C1 but tandem!
Competition Schedule
Official SLALOM Schedule and Results
Official FLATWATER Schedule and Results
Campbell Walsh's guide to kayaking (through BBC)
Times are in local time which is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. eg 15:00 is 8am in the UK.
SLALOM - Date: 11/08/2008
Men's C1 (Canoe Single) Heats - Run 1 15:00 - 15:40 David Florence
Men's K1 (Kayak Single) Heats - Run 1 15:50 - 16:42 Campbell Walsh
Men's C1 (Canoe Single) Heats - Run 2 16:52 - 17:32 David Florence
Men's K1 (Kayak Single) Heats - Run 2 17:42 - 18:34 Campbell Walsh
SLALOM - Date: 12/08/2008
Men's C1 Semi final 15:00 - 15:30 David Florence
Men's K1 Semi final 15:40 - 16:17 Campbell Walsh
Men's C1 Final 16:47 - 17:07 David Florence - *** SILVER MEDAL ***
Men's K1 Final 17:17 - 17:42 Campbell Walsh
SLALOM - Date: 13/08/2008
Women's K1 Heats - Run 1 15:40 - 16:32 Fiona Pennie
Women's K1 Heats - Run 2 17:22 - 18:14 Fiona Pennie
SLALOM - Date: 14/08/2008
Women's K1 Semi final 15:35 - 16:12 Fiona Pennie
Women's K1 Final 17:12 - 17:37 Fiona Pennie
FLAT WATER RACING @ Shunyi Olympic Rowing/Canoeing Park - Date: 18/08/2008
Men's K1 1000m Heats 15:30 - 15:54 Tim Brabants
1st and straight to final Watch it here (through BBC)
FLAT WATER RACING @ Shunyi Olympic Rowing/Canoeing Park - Date: 19/08/2008
Men's K1 500m Heats 15:30 - 16:02 Tim Brabants
Women's K1 500m Heats 16:40 - 17:02 Lucy Wainwright
Women's K2 500m Heats 18:00 - 18:12 Anna Hemmings & Jessica Walker
FLAT WATER RACING @ Shunyi Olympic Rowing/Canoeing Park - Date: 20/08/2008
Men's K1 1000m Semi finals 15:30 - 15:44 Tim Brabants
FLAT WATER RACING @ Shunyi Olympic Rowing/Canoeing Park - Date: 21/08/2008
Men's K1 500m Semi finals 15:30 - 15:52 Tim Brabants
Women's K1 500m Semi finals 16:20 - 16:32 Lucy Wainwright
Women's K2 500m Semi finals 17:10 - 17:12 Anna Hemmings & Jessica Walker
FLAT WATER RACING @ Shunyi Olympic Rowing/Canoeing Park - Date: 22/08/2008
Men's K1 1000m Final 15:30 - 15:34 Tim Brabants *** GOLD MEDAL ***
Watch it here (through BBC)
FLAT WATER RACING @ Shunyi Olympic Rowing/Canoeing Park - Date: 23/08/2008
Men's K1 500m Final 15:30 - 15:32 Tim Brabants *** BRONZE MEDAL ***
Watch it here (through BBC)
Women's K1 500m Final 16:20 - 16:22 Lucy Wainwright
Women's K2 500m Final 17:20 - 17:22 Anna Hemmings & Jessica Walker
Athlete Websites
Flat Water Racing Women's K2 500m - Anna Hemmings www.annahemmings.co.uk
Flat Water Racing Men's K1 500m & 1000m - Tim Brabants www.timbrabants.com
Flat Water Racing Women's K1 200m - Lucy Wainwright www.lucywainwright.com
Slalom Men's C1 - David Florence www.davidflorence.co.uk
Slalom Men's K1 - Campbell Walsh www.campbellwalsh.com
Slalom Women's K1 - Fiona Pennie www.fionapennie.com
Useful links
BBC One and BBC Two will be covering the Olympics, for more information see BBC Olympics
(Brookbank is not responsible for the content of external websites and you should check times are still correct before setting your TV recorder!).
Related link:
http://en.beijing2008.cn
