Matija Ljubek was a Croatian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s and 1980s and later became a sports official.
Agneta Monica Andersson is a former Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, she won seven medals with three gold, two silvers, and two bronzes.
István Szabó is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a silver in 1980 and a bronze in 1976.
Olaf Heukrodt is an East German-German canoer who from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.
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.
Alan Blair Thompson is a sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1980s. He competed at three Olympic Games (1980–1988) and won two Olympic gold medals for New Zealand.
Rüdiger Helm was an East German sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won six medals which included three golds and three bronzes.
Frank Fischer is an East German sprint canoer who competed from 1981 to 1986. He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds, three silvers, and two bronzes.
Lars-Erik Moberg is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three silver medals at Los Angeles in 1984 by earning them in the K-1 500 m, K-2 500 m, and K-4 500 m events.
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.
Sergei Chukhray is a Soviet sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three gold medals with one in 1976 and two in 1980.
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.
Frank-Peter Bischof is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Montreal in 1976.
Harald Marg is an East German sprint canoeist, born in Magdeburg, who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he won the gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event.
Mikalai Ivanavich Astapkovich was a Belarusian and Soviet sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds, four silvers and a bronze.
Ryszard Oborski is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds, two silvers, and five bronzes.
Peter Hempel is an East German sprint canoer.
Sergey Viktorovich Kolokolov was a Soviet flatwater canoer who competed in the early 1980s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds, two silvers, and a bronze. He later studied engineering at Kherson State University. He died at Kherson on 25 September 2008.
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.
Igor Gaydamaka is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and two silvers.
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