Ivans Klementjevs is a Soviet-born Latvian politician and former sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He won three Olympic medals in C-1 1000 m at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. The highlight was the gold medal in 1988, which he won as a competitor for the USSR. He trained at Trudovye Rezervy and later at the Armed Forces sports society in Riga when Latvia was part of the Soviet Union.
Christopher Paul MacDonald is a New Zealand sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. He is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most successful international athletes and holds innumerable international speed records in canoeing.
Jan Brzák-Felix was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist from Prague who competed from the mid-1930s to the early 1950s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the C-2 1000 m event, including two golds and a silver (1952).
Bohumil Kudrna was a Czechoslovak flatwater and slalom canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and the early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals with Jan Brzák-Felix in the C-2 1000 m event with a gold in 1948 and a silver in 1952.
Gheorghe Andriev is a Romanian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 500 m event at Atlanta in 1996.
Bohuslav Karlík was a Czechoslovak flatwater and slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won the silver in the C-1 1000 m event at Berlin in 1936.
Vasyl Yurchenko (alternate spellings: Vasily Yurchenko, Vasiliy Jurtzhenko; born 26 May 1950) is a Soviet-born Ukrainian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals. This included one silver and one bronze.
Serhiy Volodymyrovych Petrenko is a retired Soviet and Ukrainian sprint canoeist. He competed in doubles at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won two gold medals in 1976. He also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds, three silvers, and one bronze.
Georges Dransart was a French sprint canoeist, born in Paris, who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals with one silver and two bronzes.
Gheorghe Simionov is a retired Romanian sprint canoeist. He competed in 500 m and 1000 m doubles at the 1976 Olympics, together with Gheorghe Danilov, and placed fourth and second, respectively. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds, five silvers, and two bronzes. After 1975 he raced together with his younger brother Toma.
Christian Frederiksen is a Danish-Norwegian sprint canoer and marathon canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at Barcelona in 1992.
Arne Nielsson is a Danish sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at Barcelona in 1992.
Lennart Thorvald Strömberg was a Finnish sprint canoeist who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics in the individual 1000 m and 10,000 m events. He won a gold and a silver medal in 1952 and placed fourth over 10,000 m in 1956.
Karl-Axel "Kalle" Sundqvist is a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Barcelona in 1992.
Jiří Vrdlovec is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer and marathon canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1980s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds, one silver (C-1 10000 m: 1982, and three bronzes.
Vasile Lehaci is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. He won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
Andrew John Train is a British sprint canoeist and marathon canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s (decade). He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers, and five bronzes.
Jan Bartůněk is a Czechoslovak sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won two medals in the C-1 10000 m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 1990 and a bronze in 1989.
Vladimir Bobrezhov is a Soviet sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds, two silvers, and a bronze.
Gunnar Johansson was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. He won two medals at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm with a gold in the K-2 10000 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events.
