Egidijus Balčiūnas is a Lithuanian sprint canoer. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds, two silvers, and two bronzes.
Karen Hoff was a Danish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She became the first female Olympic champion in the sport of canoeing when she won the gold medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Karen also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in K-2 500 m in 1948 and a silver in K-1 500 m in 1950.
Zoltán Sztanity is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-1 500 m event at Montreal in 1976.
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.
Ture Wilhelm "Thor" Axelsson was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He won two bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, earning them in the K-2 1000 m and K-2 10000 m events. He was born in Helsinki. Axelsson also won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London. Note that the K-2 500 m event did not become an official event at the Summer Olympics until the 1976 Games in Montreal. The event has been on the Olympic program since then.
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.
José María Esteban is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Montreal in 1976.
José Ramón López is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Thomas Ohlsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984. Ohlsson's wife, Eva Karlsson, won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at those same games.
Paul Lange was a West German-German sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 4 × 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Lange also won two medals at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague with a gold in the K-1 4 × 500 m and a bronze in the K-2 500 m events. He was born in Oberhausen.
Nastasia Nichitov-Ionescu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.
Tecla Marinescu-Borcănea is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Galina Sergeyevna Kreft-Alekseyeva was a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two medals in the K-2 500 m: a gold in 1976 and a silver in 1980.
Bärbel Köster is an East German canoe sprinter who competed in the mid to late 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Grzegorz Śledziewski is a Polish sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. He won fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds, five silvers, and seven bronzes.
Péter Várhelyi is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1970s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two bronzes.
Anke Ohde is an East German canoe sprinter who competed in the mid-1970s. She won five gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two in the K-1 500 m, one in the K-2 500 m (1974), and two in the K-4 500 m events. In 1976, she was displaced by fellow SC Neubrandenburg club member Carola Zirzow in the K-1. The Olympic nomination for the K-2 went to the world champions, Bärbel Köster and Zirzow. Ohde thus went to the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as a canoeing reserve and did not compete. Ohde finished her active career after the Montreal Olympics.
Katalin Povázsán is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1980s. She won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold, three silvers, and a bronze.
Viktoria "Vicki" Schwarz is an Austrian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s. She has won three medals in the K-2 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, a gold in 2011, a silver in 2005 and a bronze in 2010. The silver medal was won with Petra Schlitzer, while the gold and bronze were won with Yvonne Schuring.
Bettina Müller is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1970s. She won two medals in the K-4 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1975 and a bronze in 1971.
