Andreas Dittmer is a German sprint canoeist. The dominant sprint canoeist of his generation in 1000 m races, he has won three Olympic and eight world championship gold medals.
Antonio Rossi is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won five medals which included three golds, one silver, and one bronze.
The 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia, in August 2005.
Erik Vlček is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He is a member of the Hungarian community in Slovakia. Since 2023 he has served as an MP of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
Lutz Altepost is a German sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Beijing in 2008.
Andreas Stähle is an East German sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. He won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with a silver in the K-1 500 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events.
Grzegorz Leon Kotowicz is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). In his career, Kotowicz garnered two Olympic medals, eight World Championship medals, and five European Championship medals.
Mihály Hesz is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-1 1000 m event with a gold in 1968 and a silver in 1964.
Aleksandr Shaparenko is a Soviet-born Ukrainian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals with two golds and one silver.
André Gerhard Wohllebe was an East German-German sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three medals with a gold and two bronzes. He was born in Berlin.
Joachim Mattern is an East German sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Montreal in 1976 with a gold in the K-2 500 m and silver in the K-2 1000 m events.
Per-Inge Bengtsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Los Angeles in 1984, earning them in the K-2 500 m and K-4 1000 m events.
Zoltán Bakó is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed during the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympic Games, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Montreal in 1976.
Luis Gregorio Ramos Misioné is a Spanish sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals with one silvers and one bronze.
Pascal Boucherit is a French canoe sprinter who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.
Sergey Kirsanov is a Soviet and Ukrainian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Seoul in 1988.
Martina Bischof is an East German canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Herbert Laabs is an East German sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1970s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold, two silvers, and two bronzes.
Aleksandr Vodovatov is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the early to mid-1980s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds, three silvers, and a bronze.
Judith Hörmann is a German sprint canoer who has competed since 2005. She won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds, two silvers, and two bronzes.
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