Jeffrey Smoke (born December 3, 1977) is an American sprint canoer who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He finished seventh in the semifinal round of the K-2 1000 m event.
A native of Niles, Michigan, Smoke's parents William and Marcia (since divorced) competed in the Summer Olympics. His father competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, being eliminated in the second repechage of the K-4 1000 m event. Smoke's mother earned a bronze in the K-1 500 m event at those same games. His aunt, the late Sperry Rademaker, finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Markus Oscarsson is a Swedish sprint kayaker who has competed since 1995. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a gold in 2004 and a silver in 2000.
Steven Sean Ferguson is a sprint canoeist, surf lifesaver and former swimmer from New Zealand.
Vadzim Henadzevich Makhneu or Vadim Makhnev Russian: Вадим Махнев; born 21 December 1979) is a Belarusian flatwater canoeist who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won four medals with a gold, a silver and two bronzes.
Jules Timothy Brabants MBE is a British sprint kayaker who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three medals with one gold and two bronzes.
Aliaksei Aliaksandravich Abalmasau is a Belarusian sprint canoeist who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Beijing in 2008.
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.
Emanuel Eduardo Pimenta Vieira da Silva, GOIH, is a Portuguese sprint canoer. He was born in Braga. A finalist at the 2004 Olympics and medalist at the 2012 Olympics, he is Portugal's most successful kayak sprinter since the 1980s.
Gerhard Seibold was an Austrian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the K-2 1000 m event at Mexico City in 1968.
Axel Valdemar Svendsen was a Danish canoeist who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Copenhagen.
Marcia Ingram Jones Smoke is an American sprint canoer. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event in 1964.
William Smoke is an American sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he competed in the K-4 1000 m event, but was eliminated in the 2nd repecharge.
Alexandra Barré is a Hungarian-born Canadian sprint kayaker who competed in the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. She won two medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with a silver in the K-2 500 m event and a bronze in the K-4 500 m event.
Denis Barré is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the K-2 1000 m event at Montreal in 1976.
Wolfgang Lange was an East German sprint canoeist who competed in the 1960s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold a silver, and two bronzes.
Vladimir Tainikov, Uladzimir Taynikaw is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold, a silver, 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.
Larissa Kosorukova-Pesyakhovich is a Russian-born Israeli sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s (decade). She won three bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 1995, 1998, and 2002.
Max Hoff is a German sprint canoeist and former wildwater canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He has won a total of eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds and three silvers.
Sébastien Jouve is a French sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds, two silvers, and three bronzes.
Krists Straume is a Latvian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he competed with Kristaps Zaļupe and finished seventh in the K-2 1000 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event. He qualified for 2012 Summer Olympics along with countryman Aleksejs Rumjancevs, where they finished 11th in the K-2 200 m event.