Who won a gold medal for Great Britain in the Men's 1000k K-1 canoeing event at the Beijing Olympics?
Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics won more than one medal in boxing in a single games since 1972, and the best result for Great Britain in boxing since 1956. Seven competitors joined Team GB for the canoeing events, with four in the flatwater and three in the slalom. Anna Hemmings and Jessica Walker, in the K-2 kayaking pairs, were added later after complications with the Spanish team. Three medals were won, two by Tim Brabants, who had previously won a bronze at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. This exceeded the target of two set by UK Sport. Team GB's cycling squad for Beijing totalled twenty
Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres finisher advanced to the final. The final was held on August 4. Three of the finalists (Borchert, Fischer, and Idem) were German-born, but Idem competed for Italy following the 1988 Summer Olympics while Borchert competed for Australia after the 1992 Summer Olympics. Pastuszka was the only finalist under 27 years of age. Kőbán overtook Brunet in the final 50 meters of the event to take the gold medal. Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer