1956 Summer Olympics / Canoe - two-person kayak 1000 m (men)
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sport | canoe |
competition | Two-person kayak 1000 m |
gender | Men |
place | Lake Wendouree , Ballarat |
Attendees | 30 athletes (15 teams) from 15 nations |
date | 1st December 1956 |
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At the Olympic Games in 1956 , the two-man kayak competition over 1000 m for men was held on Lake Wendouree in the Australian city of Ballarat on December 1 .
A total of 15 teams of two from 15 nations took part. The Germans Michel Scheuer and Meinrad Miltenberger won the race ahead of the Soviet Russians Mihhail Kaaleste and Anatoli Demitkow and the Austrians Max Raub and Herbert Wiedermann .
Prelims
There were three preliminary runs. The three fastest teams in each heat qualified for the final.
Forward 1
rank | Names | nation | time |
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1 |
Mihhail Kaaleste Anatoly Demitkov |
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3: 55.1 min |
2 |
Max Raub Herbert Wiedermann |
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3: 57.2 min |
3 |
Miroslav Jemelka Rudolf Klabouch |
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3: 58.3 min |
4th |
Carl-Åke Ljung Ragnar Heurlin |
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4: 00.0 min |
5 |
Imre Vagyóczki Zoltán Szigeti |
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4:00, 3 min |
Forward 2
rank | Names | nation | time |
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1 |
Michel Scheuer Meinrad Miltenberger |
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3: 56.4 min |
2 |
Mircea Anastasescu Stavru Teodorov |
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3: 59.1 min |
3 |
Brian Bullivant Raymond Look |
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4: 01.6 min |
4th |
Ryszard Skwarski Jerzy Górski |
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4: 12.6 min |
5 |
Russell Dermond John Pagkos |
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4: 22.7 min |
Forward 3
rank | Names | nation | time |
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1 |
Walter Brown Dennis Green |
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4: 03.0 min |
2 |
Henri Verbrugghe Germain van der Moere |
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4: 04.7 min |
3 |
Maurice Graffen Michel Meyer |
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4: 09.7 min |
4th |
Robert Smith Leslie Melia |
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4: 27.8 min |
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Pentti Raaskoski Juhani Helenius |
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DSQ |
final
rank | Names | nation | time |
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Michel Scheuer Meinrad Miltenberger |
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3: 49.6 min |
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Mihhail Kaaleste Anatoly Demitkov |
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3: 51.4 min |
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Max Raub Herbert Wiedermann |
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3: 55.8 min |
4th |
Mircea Anastasescu Stavru Teodorov |
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4: 56.1 min |
5 |
Maurice Graffen Michel Meyer |
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3: 58.3 min |
6th |
Henri Verbrugghe Germain van der Moere |
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3: 58.7 min |
7th |
Walter Brown Dennis Green |
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3: 59.1 min |
8th |
Miroslav Jemelka Rudolf Klabouch |
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4: 01.4 min |
9 |
Brian Bullivant Raymond Look |
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4: 05.9 min |
Web links
- Results at www.olympic.org ( English )
- Report and results at www.sports-reference.com (English)