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  Olympics Aquatics: Canoe/Kayak, Diving, Rowing, Sailing, Swimming, Synchro. Swimming, Water Polo - CBS SportsLine.com
The Centre consists of two outdoor and one indoor pool: one outdoor swimming pool for the swimming and water polo contests with a capacity of 11,000 seats, the new outdoor pool with a capacity of 5,000 seats for synchronised swimming, and the indoor pool of 6,500 seats, where water polo and diving will take place.
The Olympic Aquatic Centre is expected to be ready by the end of 2003.
The Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre currently under construction is located at Schinias, on the northeast part of the Attica region.
www.sportsline.com /olympics/summer/aquatics   (458 words)

  
 Olympic Preview: Rowing
Rowing was supposed to begin its Olympic history in 1896 but the weather was too rough to hold any races and it wasn't until four years later in Paris that the first Olympic rowing medals were awarded.
Men’s Olympic Rowing events are: single sculls, double sculls, lightweight double sculls, quadruple sculls, pair, four, lightweight four, and eight with coxswain.
The rowing, canoeing, and kayaking events will all be held at Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre, about 30 km from Athens.
www.factmonster.com /spot/ol-rowing.html   (330 words)

  
 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre - Athens Olympics 2004 - ABC Sport.
Around 14,000 spectators will be able to flock to the vantage points around the Schinias Rowing and Canoeing Centre to watch the world's best rowers and flat water canoeists in business at the 2004 Games.
The centre, near the Marathonas region, features a main lake which is 2,250 metres long.
The centre is 34 kilometres from the Olympic Village.
abc.net.au /olympics/2004/venues/rowing.htm   (255 words)

  
 2004 olympics athens greece - apartment athens - GLYKA NERA 003 - 4 Bedroom
Lavriou avenue (a secondary road from Athens to the port of Lavrio) is at 200m from the property, while the entrance to the Ring Road is at 1,5km and the entrance to Attiki Odos is at about 3km.
This property is situated in a privileged location, suitable to reach easily the airport, downtown Athens, the Athens Olympic Sports Complex, the sports facilities in Marathon, and the horse riding facilities in Markopoulo.
Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre - 32km
olympics.greece.com /athens/houses/GLYKA_NERA_003.html   (268 words)

  
 athens olympics - houses for rent in athens games - MARKOPOULO 020 - 4 Bedroom
The nearest Olympic Facilities, the Shooting Centre and the Equestrian Centre are 3,5km and 5km away respectively.
Several of the islands of the Aegean Sea are accessible by ferries from the port of Lavrio.
Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre- 40 km
olympics.greece.com /athens/houses/MARKOPOULO_020.html   (395 words)

  
 Athens Olympic Tickets 2004
Rowing August 15-22, 2004 at Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre
Rowing events will be held at Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre.
Background » Rowing is one of the premiere events to attend.
www.athens-olympic-tickets.com /rowing.asp   (323 words)

  
 Canoeing at the 2004 Greek Games in Athens
An ancient sport that exists and has adapted quite well to a considerably more technical age canoe and kayak events are some of the most exciting to watch due to the high energy competition.
Canoe and Kayak flatwater racing involves calm water speed races for both team and individual canoeing and kayaking racers.
Canoe and Kayak slalom racing takes place on a river, or in some cases man made competition courses where the paddler completes a race distance of 250 metres to 400 metres, all the time passing through a series of gates without touching them with any part of their person, boat or equipment.
www.greekgames.com /canoeing   (413 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Canoeing | Beginner's guide to canoeing
Olympic canoeing sees two types of boat - canoe and kayak - compete in either flatwater or slalom racing.
In the canoes there are one and two-person disciplines, while the kayaks have one, two and four-person disciplines.
Only men compete in the canoe flatwater and slalom racing, and there are 12 events in total, nine for men and three for women.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/olympics_2004/canoeing/3506030.stm   (202 words)

  
 Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre and featured 550 competitors taking part in 14 events.
The medals were split among 22 countries, Romania topping the medal table, their women winning 3 golds, with the traditionally strong Germany, Great Britain and Australia picking up four medals each.
Lipa, who was part of Romania's women's eight, won her first in Los Angeles in 1984 followed by gold medals in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004, a record span of 20 years between her first and last gold medal.
www.netipedia.com /index.php/Rowing_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (510 words)

  
 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Tickets - Event Tickets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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 EBU.CH :: Rowing
Rowing competitions will take place in the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre from 14 to 22 August.
Men's rowing events: single sculls, double sculls, lightweight double sculls, quadruple sculls, pair, four, lightweight four and eight with coxswain.
Women's rowing events: single sculls, double sculls, lightweight double sculls, quadruple sculls, pair and eight with coxswain.
www.ebu.ch /en/union/news/2004/olympics/rowing.php   (85 words)

  
 Olimpic Games in Athens Greece   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Mission of the International Centre of Olympic Truce is the creation of organizational frame of support of the movement for the Olympic Truce and international promotion of Culture of Peace via local and world scope programs, according to the ideas and the policies that are engraved by the Institution.
Mission of the Interntional Centre of Olynpic Truce is the creation of organizational frame of support of the movement for the Olympic Truce and international promotion of Culture of Peace via local and world scope programs, according to the ideas and the policies that are engraved by the Institution.
Mission of the Internatinal Centre of OlympicTruce is the creation of organizational frame of support of the movement for the Olympic Truce and international promotion of Culture of Peace via local and world scope programs, according to the ideas and the policies that are engraved by the Institution.
www.geographicguide.com /travel/olimpic-games-athens.htm   (4721 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport The 2004 Olympic Games
Men's rowing was first held on the Seine in the Paris Games (1900) over a 1,750m course.
Women's rowing was introduced in Montreal (1976) over a 1,000m course.
Among other names to watch in the rowing competition are Italy's Leonardo Pettinari and Elia Luini in the lightweight men's sculls.
www.rte.ie /sport/olympics2004/events/rowing.html   (379 words)

  
 WWF Gives Athens Olympics No Green Medals
In the first comprehensive assessment of environmental costs and benefits of the 2004 Summer Olympics, WWF said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) did little to ensure the environment would not be damaged by construction of the venues and the conduct of the events.
Olympic organizers say they are working hard to ensure the Games are clean and green.
The exercise in the sea just off the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre was jointly organized by the Athens Olympic Committee and Techniki Prostasias Perivallontos S.A., an environmental protection company who have put their staff and equipment at the disposal of the Organizing Committee, free of charge, for the duration of the Olympics.
ens-newswire.com /ens/jul2004/2004-07-16-05.asp   (819 words)

  
 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Tickets - Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Seating Chart - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The price listed for Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre tickets is the total price per ticket and may be over the printed price on the ticket.
Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre seats are together, side by side, unless otherwise noted.
Actual Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre seat numbers are withheld for the privacy of both buyer and seller.
www.vividseats.com.cob-web.org:8888 /venues/schinias-olympic-rowing-and-canoeing-centre-tickets.html   (309 words)

  
 Athens HHH - Olympic Games 2004 - Transportation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
All the avenues and highways within the OPRN feature at least one Olympic Lane designated for credentialed vehicles (accredited vehicles transporting the Olympic family, ATHOC personnel and volunteers, and VIPs - usually the left lane), and one bus lane (the far right lane) for public transportation buses.
The Olympic lanes are indicated by colored Olympic rings painted on the asphalt, and will be closely monitored by traffic police.
to the entrance of Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre).
www.athenshash.com /Main_HTML/olympic_transport.htm   (1454 words)

  
 Palau National Olympic Commitee
The capacity of the centre is 10,000 seats for the Jumping Event, 8,100 seats for the Dressage and 15,000 seats for the Cross-Country Event.
The Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre is a new, permanent construction, as is the Olympic Hockey Centre.
The Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre is a new venue with a capacity of 10,000, while the 8,000 seated Sports Pavillion will host the taekwondo and the handball preliminaries.
www.oceaniasport.com /palau/index.cgi?det=1&intArticleID=57&sID=35   (945 words)

  
 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Tickets | Ticket Palace (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-2.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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 Accessibility—Summer Website Olympics: Blakems.com ★   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
NBC Olympics is much like Fox’s in that navigation appears first with no way to skip them.
Athens 2004 has all of the alt tags filled in, but the sub-text for each image is basically the same as the text in the alt property.
NBC Olympics includes all alt text, but fails to include headline from main photo in the alt text.
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 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre
The Fencing Hall is an arena adjacent to the Indoor Arena at the Helliniko Olympic Complex.
It hosted the fencing matches and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
The Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre was built to host the rowing and flatwater canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece.
www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/NewSport/SchiniasRowingAndCanoeingCentre.html   (207 words)

  
 Athens Olympics 2004
A canoe is an open boat paddled from a kneeling position with a single-bladed paddle; a kayak is a closed craft propelled from a sitting position by a paddle with a blade at both ends.
Whitewater slalom events were not included in the Olympic program until 1972.
The competition will be held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre, which is near the village of Marathon.
www.smh.com.au /olympics/canoekayak/about/index.html   (272 words)

  
 Canoe Blog
Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that co-occur while canoeing, including hypothermia, heat reactions, dehydration, insect stings, tick bites, and blisters.
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Over his 41-year canoeing career, this retired plumber and father of...
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 Rowing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell were moved from the pair to the four.
Quadruple sculls: Three-time Olympic champion Kathrin Boron moves from the double to the quad to give the Germans the edge.
Little known fact: Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics, was a rower.
www.sun-sentinel.com /news/local/southflorida/sns-olympics-prev-rowing,0,3146347.blurb   (338 words)

  
 Canoe/Kayak
Single canoe: Slovakia's Michal Martikan could win his third straight Olympic medal and will be looking to beat France's Tony Estanguet.
Double canoe: Twins Peter and Pavol Hochschorner want to defend their 2000 gold medal.
Single kayak: Two-time Olympic champ Stepanka Hilgertova of the Czech Republic will have her hands full against Elena Kaliska of Slovakia, Mandy Planert of Germany and Giddens.
www.stamfordadvocate.com /sports/sns-olympics-prev-canoe,0,2916065.blurb?coll=stam-sports-utility   (526 words)

  
 INDOlink - India Sports News - Olympic Games: Dismal Show By Indians On Day One
Country's Suma Shirur finished eighth among eight competitors in the final of the women's 10 metre Air Rifle at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre on Saturday with a total of 497.2.
And it dismal show by India's Pandari Kummel Paulose as he finished last in the third heat of the men's Single Sculls event at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre.
Though she recovered with scores of 100, 98 and 99 in the next three rounds respectively it was not enough to get her into the final.
www.indolink.com /displayArticleS.php?id=081404042522   (554 words)

  
 European Flatwater Championships 2006
On behalf of the Hellenic Canoe-Kayak I have the honour to invite you to participate in the European Flatwater Championships Juniors and Under 23 Years taking place in Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre 27-30 July 2006.
After the most successful Olympic Games in August 2004, today we are in front of the great challenge.
A Sports fest that will make all athletes of the European canoe family feel the great excitement and joy of participation and glory in the moments of victory and give to everybody that will be there the feeling that all dreams can be true.
www.canoekayak.gr /efc2006/en   (122 words)

  
 2004 Athens Olympic News - Day 10
Having been omitted from the National team during 2003, Lisa was determined to break back into the side and performed brilliantly with her K4 team to overcome several of the top ranked nations to simply qualify their boat.
During the Olympic Games the Stadium will have a 34,500 capacity for the Marathon finish and 7,500 for Archery.
With the world’s best flatwater canoeists and kayakers assembled at the new Olympic Regatta Centre at Schinias on the marathon plains, the six day programme of racing is due to get under way on Monday, with weather forecasts hinting at steady winds blowing down the course.
www.canoe.org.au /site/canoeing/ac/newsletter/Newsletter_28.html?MenuID=Events/148/0,Athens_Olympic_Games/393/5767   (1105 words)

  
 Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In winning her medal at age 39, Lipa became the oldest rower to win a gold medal and the oldest athlete in an endurance sport to win a gold medal.
Norway's Olaf Tufte won the men's single scull, and Germany's Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski won with women's single scull beating two-time defending Olympic Champion Ekaterina Karsten.
Rowing events at the 2004 Summer Olympics
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rowing_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (515 words)

  
 JAMCO - M2- 2004 Olympic Rowing
Last year Tomkins and Ginn (two time Olympic golds in 1996 and 2000 in the "Awesome Foursome") swept to gold in the pair over long-time rivals from Great Britain (Pinsent and Cracknell, who have now moved into the coxless four), Croatia and South Africa.
JAMCO and this web site are not affiliated with the Athens 2004 organization or any Olympic Committee or Organization.
Athens 2004, Olympic, and other trademarks of the property of the IOC or other organizations.
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