2004 Athens Olympic News - Day 10

Welcome to the new Olympic Newsletter featuring athlete profiles, upcoming events and all the latest news from Athens. The newsletter will be sent out daily during canoe/kayak competition. If you would like to subscribe, click HERE to add your email address to the distribution list. Athlete Profile Lisa Oldenhof - Mini Profile Date of birth 26-Mar-1980 Place of birth Perth, Western Australia, AUS Height 169cm 5'6' Weight 64kg 141 lbs Lisa has spent 9 years of hard work and dedication all of which has culminated with her selection to the Olympic team this year. 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. Her performance secured her a spot in the team and reinforces her as one of out top women paddlers. Find out what Lisa had to say in our recent Olympic Q&A View her Full Profile   Interesting Facts In the final of the Basketball Cup Winners' Cup, which took place in 1968 in the Kallimarmaro Stadium between Athens’ AEK and Prague’s Slavia, the 60,000 spectators marked a world record for spectator attendance in Basketball matches, valid to this day. The Panathinaiko Stadium, widely known as “Kallimarmaro”, is the stadium where the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 were held. Even in ancient years, the area where the Panathinaiko (or Panathenian) Stadium stands today was largely used to host the Panathenean Games, festival events that were held to honour the Greek goddess Athena (the Goddess of wisdom, skills and warfare and protector of the city of Athens in ancient Greece). Historians considered it to be “a miracle above description that it had almost exhausted the marble quarries of mountain Penteli” (Pausanias). It is situated in the heart of the Greek capital, Athens and was first reconstructed in 1895 for the purpose of becoming the main stadium to host the 1896 Olympic Games. During the Olympic Games the Stadium will have a 34,500 capacity for the Marathon finish and 7,500 for Archery.  Upcoming Events Follow the link below to view the events schedule for flatwater Canoe/Kayaking. Flatwater Schedule Day 10 - Preview Nathan Baggaley will head into his heats reasonably confident after finishig on top after the World Cup series.  He came third in the K1 1000m at the World Championships last year after leading for 800 metres. He joined Fouhy and Van Koeverden in a world first being the only time that three non-european paddlers have medalled. Nathan has finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd in all international events since June last year.  Whilst has not competed in this event at the Olympics based on his current form he should do very well. Our K2 1000m crew consists of Daniel Collins a 4-times Olympian with a bronze and silver already to his name & David Rhodes an Olympic debutante. Daniel and David have proved themselves this year, qualifying in Europe and backing this up with some solide results at the World Cup events.  The crew look strong and are certainly a chance at a medal. The Aussie K4 crew consists of Chantal Meek, Amanda Rankin, Kate Barclay and Lisa Oldenhof all of whom are Olympic first-timers. The girls performed well at the tough European qualifiers to finish 4th booking themselves a place in Athens, however they will need to pull out a career best to medal in this event against some very strong competitiors. The C1 Men's event will also prove to be a tough competition with reigning world champ Andreas Dittmer and Martin Doktor showing good form in the lead up to this event. Martin Marinov will paddle for Australia in the event having previously won a bronze medal in the 1988 Games whilst competing for Bulgaria. Martin has been on the international scene for a long time. He gained Australian Citizenship in 2003 and has competed for Australia since 2001.  Event Time Venue Start List         Men's K1 1000m - Heat 1 08:30 - 08:30 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Start List Men's K1 1000m - Heat 2 08:40 - 08:40 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Start List Men's K1 1000m - Heat 3 08:50 - 08:50 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Start List Men's C1 1000m - Heat 1 09:00 - 09:00 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Start List Men's C1 1000m - Heat 2 09:10 - 09:10 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Start List Men's C1 1000m - Heat 3 09:20 - 09:20 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Start List Women's K4 500m - Heat 1 09:30 - 09:30 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Start List Women's K4 500m - Heat 2 09:40 - 09:40 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Start List Men's K2 1000m - Heat 1 09:50 - 09:50 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Start List Men's K2 1000m - Heat 2 10:00 - 10:00 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Start List Men's C2 1000m - Heat 1 10:10 - 10:10 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Start List Men's C2 1000m - Heat 2 10:20 - 10:20 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Start List Men's K4 1000m - Heat 1 10:40 - 10:40 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Start List Men's K4 1000m - Heat 2 10:50 - 10:50 Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Start List Tune in this afternoon on Channel 7 to catch all the action. 15:30 - DAY 10 (MORNING) Canoe/Kayak – Flatwater Heats: Men’s K1 1000m (Nathan Baggaley); Men’s K2 1000m (Daniel Collins and David Rhodes); Men’s C1 1000m (Martin Marinov) Olympic Odds'n'Ends A cornucopia of wild, wacky and sometimes simply unbelievable facts about previous Olympic Games and competitors!! "Wave it goodbye" Basketball star Tim Duncan began his athletic career as a competitive swimmer in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He quite swimmong when Hurricane Hugo destroyed his local pool in 1989. Venue Information Flatwater Venue - Schinias Canoeing & Rowing Centre Slalom Venue - Canoe Slalom Course - Helleniko Complex Follow the link to the photo gallery to get a closer look at the venues and our athletes competing. Latest News

Slalom Provides Feast in First Week of Games Athens, Greece - The slalom racing event is being hailed as the jewel of the first week of the Athens Olympic Games, after four days of thrilling racing, massive television viewership figures, and every day of the event was sold out.

Slalom team happy after a successful Athens assault Our Australian Canoe slalom team can hold their heads high after a great performance on the whitewater course in Athens.

Olympic Flatwater Racing to begin Monday 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.

Appeal Against IOC and ICF Upheld The application filed by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) requesting an order from the ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) directing the IOC to enter the athlete Amanda Rankin in the canoe competition Women K1 500m of the 2004 Olympic Games has been upheld.

Slalom stars in Olympic first week The slalom racing event is being hailed as the jewel of the first week of the Athens Olympic Games, after four days of thrilling racing, massive television viewership figures, and every day of the event was sold out.

Hochschorners romp to C2 gold The Slovakian twins Peter and Pavel Hochschorner wrapped up one of the most comprehensive wins in the history of the slalom men’s C2 Olympic history.

France bag two medals in Olympic Mens K1 Frenchman Benoit Peschier produced a shock victory in a thrilling final of the Olympic men’s K1 slalom competition. The 23 year old held off the challenges of the pre-race favourites, including world champ Fabien Lefevre and Sydney Olympic champ Thomas Schmidt.

Warwick Wraps Up Successful Games for Aussies in Canoe Slalom The Olympic Canoe Slalom competition ended today with Australia’s Warwick Draper finishing 9th in the Final of the K1 Men’s event. In addition to achieving his best-ever result at a major competition, Warwick also secured Athens as the most successful Olympic Games for Australia in the sport of Canoe Slalom.

2005-09 Flatwater Canoe/Kayak Program Staff Appointments Applications are now open for the position of High Performance Director and Expresions of Interest are called for two National Training Centre Coaching positions.