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Ivan Kireyev (born March 22, 1967) is an Uzbek sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1990s. Competing for the Unified Team, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later in Atlanta, Kireyev was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 1000 m event while competing for Uzbekistan.
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Steven Sean Ferguson is a sprint canoeist, surf lifesaver and former swimmer from New Zealand.
Roman Zarubin is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold, three silvers, and three bronzes.
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.
Zoltán Szigeti was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon. Szigeti competed in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, but was eliminated in the heats and did not advance to the final.
Ragnar Heurlin was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a gold in the K-4 10000 m and a silver in the K-4 1000 m events.
Georgiy Karyukhin is a Soviet sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1960s. He won three medals at the 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in East Berlin with a gold and two bronzes.
Sergey Kalesnik is a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds and three silvers.
Anton Ryakhov is an Uzbek-born Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers and six bronzes.
Vadim Menkov is an Uzbek male sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He has won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds, a silver and two bronze. Most recently, Menkov won the gold medal in the sprint C1-1000m event in canoeing at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
David William Smith is an Australian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth. He also won a silver at the 2011 ICF World Championships in Szeged, Hungary in the K-4 1000m, and then a bronze in the same event in 2013.
Donald "Don" Cooper is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m and the repechages of the K-2 1000 m event. Four years later in Montreal, Cooper was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event.
Ian Pringle is an Irish sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 1000 m and the K-4 1000 m events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Four years later in Moscow, Pringle was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 1000 m event. At his third and final Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he was eliminated in semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.
John MacDonald is a New Zealand sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events.
Stephen Richards is a New Zealand sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the same event.
Anatoly Tyurin is an Uzbek sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1990s. Competing for the Unified Team, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later in Atlanta, Kireyev was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event while competing for Uzbekistan.
Yevgeny Astanin is an Uzbek sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 500 m and the C-1 1000 m events.
Dmitry Torlopov is a Kazakhstani sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 500 m event and the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m events. Twelve years later in Beijing, Torpolov was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m event.
Tony Gill Lespoir is a Seychellois sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event and the heats of the K-1 1000 m event. Four years later in Beijing, Lespoir was eliminated in the heats in both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.
Uzbekistan competed in the 1994 Asian Games. It was their first ever post-Soviet appearance in the Asian Games as Uzbekistan. They won a total of 11 golds, 12 silvers, and 19 bronze, including the gold medal that they won in men's association football. They ranked 5th out of the 42 countries that participated in the Asian Games. They won gold medals in Athletics, Boxing, Canoeing, Football, and Shooting. They won the most medals in canoeing, where they won 4 gold, 7 silver, 2 bronze.