Uladzimir Parfianovich of the USSR won three gold medals in canoeing. Apart from the boycotted Los Angeles Olympics, Birgit Fischer of East Germany won medals in each Olympics from 1980 to 2004. In the 500 metres kayak singles, she won gold in Moscow, silver in Seoul, gold in Barcelona.
Uladzimir Parfianovich of the USSR won three gold medals in canoeing. Apart from the boycotted Los Angeles Olympics, Birgit Fisc,her of East Germany won medals in each Olympics from 1980 to 2004. In the 500 metres kayak singles, she won gold in Moscow silver in Seoul, gold in Barcelona.