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SPRINT CANOE

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun Apr 09, 2017 8:26 pm

Magyar Posta issues a commemorative sheet in 2016 to remember György Kolonics, the most successful sportsman in the history of Hungarian canoeing, Olympic champion, who died suddenly, tragically young. The border design contains a photo by Péter Szalmás. The sheet was produced in 4,000 copies by ANY Security Printing Company, based on the plans of graphic artist Attila Bacsó.
György Kolonics , two-time Olympic champion and fifteen-time world champion Hungarian canoeist, who won the European championship three times and became Hungarian champion fifty seven times. "He was awarded the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, Officer's Cross and Median Cross. Honorary citizen of Csepel and Budafok-Tétény, perpetual champion of Csepel SC and the Hungarian Kayak-Canoe Federation. His memory is cherished by the György Kolonics Foundation. In Csepel the Hungarian Kayak-Canoe Federation named a water sports centre, while the local authority of Budafok-Tétény named a school after him.” – as it can be read on the internal side of the folder containing the commemorative sheet, written by Edvin Csabai, head of the Foundation established to safeguard the memory and the spirit of György Kolonics. The Foundation supports the training of young canoeists in the spirit of the legendary Hungarian sportsman, opens sporting opportunities for children and helps coach training.
The commemorative sheet was printed on gummed stamp paper in ANY Security Printing Company, and it is available only in stamp mount, in an A5-sized exclusive folder. The folder was produced in Magyar Posta Zrt.'s Printing Plant. The commemorative sheet is not to be used for franking letter post items!
Source: wikipedia.org; manuscript by Edvin Csabai, head of the György Kolonics Foundation

Sprint canoe
In a canoe the paddler kneels on one knee with the other leg forward and foot flat on the floor of the boat, and paddles a single-bladed paddle on one side only with what is known as a 'J-stroke' to control the boat's direction. In Canada, a racing class exists for the C-15 or WC or "War Canoe", as well as a similarly designed C-4 (which is much shorter and more squat than an 'International' C-4). An antiquated boat class is the C-7, resembling a large C4 which was debuted by the ICF with little success. For racing canoes, the blade is typically short and broad, with a 'power face' on one side that is either flat or scalloped out. The shaft will typically be longer than a tripping canoe paddle, because the kneeling position puts the paddler higher above the surface of the water. More recent designs of canoe racing paddles often have a slight bent shaft, commonly 12-14 degrees. (a concept of canoe designer Eugene Jensen in the 1960s). Many high-performance canoe paddlers prefer the feel of a wooden handle with a carbon fiber shaft and blade, while nearly all high-performance kayak paddlers use paddles made completely of carbon fiber

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoe_sprint#Canoe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Kolonics
Hungary 2016 huf1500 sgMS?, scott?
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