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John Laurence Oliver (born 12 January 1943) is a British canoe sprinter who competed from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s.
His father John was a local police sergeant, who served in the Army in Africa in the war, and lived at 69 Westfield Drive in North Greetwell. He attended Monks Road Primary School, being in the cathedral choir, and Rosemary Secondary Modern School, which became St Faith's Middle School. He left at 15 to take GCEs at Lincoln Technical College. He was a soft drinks salesman for four years.
In 1965 he started a three year course at Bishop Grosseteste College, in music. He joined St Peter at Gowts Junior School, which became Bishop King Middle School in 1974.
He teamed with Alan Edwards (canoeist) in 1966.
Laurence Oliver was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Four years later in Munich, Oliver was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event and in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event. At his third and final Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event.
He married Beryl Wilson at City Hall in early November 1976. [1] In 1976 he lived at 35 Elm Avenue, in Cherry Willingham. [2]
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.
Andrey Tissin was a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold, two silvers, and a bronze.
These are the results of the men's K-4 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-4 event is raced by four-man canoe sprint kayaks.
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan. This event debuted at these games and is only one of two events that has been at every ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
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.
Stephen Brown is a British canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1981 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Nottingham.
Peter Lawler is a British canoe sprinter who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Four years later in Mexico City, Lawler was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event. At his last Summer Olympics in Munich, he was eliminated in the repechage round of the K-4 1000 m event.
Donald "Don" Cooper is a New Zealand canoe sprinter 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.
Theófhiel "Theo" Classens is a Belgian canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Four years later in Moscow, Classens was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m and the repechages of the K-1 1000 m events.
John Leonard is a New Zealand sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event and the repechages of the K-2 1000 m event.
Declan Burns is an Irish canoe sprinter who competed from the mid-1970s to the late 1980s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 1000 m events. Four years later in Moscow, Burns was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 500 m event. At his third and final Summer Olympics in Seoul, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event.
Hans Peter Mayr is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Four years later in Moscow, Mayr was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 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.
Norman Mason is a maths teacher in Leicester at Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College, and was a British canoe sprinter who competed in the mid-1970s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Vladimír Dolejš is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Four years later in Moscow, Dolejš was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m event.
Jiří Svoboda is a Czechoslovak sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Four years later in Moscow, Svoboda was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m event.
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.
Tony Gill Lespoir is a Seychellois sprint canoeist 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.
The Priory Witham Academy is a mixed all-through school and sixth form located in Lincoln in the English county of Lincolnshire. The school educates pupils aged 3 to 18.
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