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Oliver Fix
Oliver Fix, German slalom canoeist (born 1973, Augsburg), 1995 K1 world champion and 1996 Atlanta Olympic K1 gold medalist; later British national coach; not the hurdler David Oliver.
Oliver Kegel
Oliver Kegel (Oliver Michael Kegel), born 1961 in Berlin, German sprint canoeist; Olympic gold in K-4 1000 m at Barcelona 1992, eighth at Los Angeles 1984, and seven Flatwater World Championship medals 1981–1993.
Olivia Brett
Olivia Brett (born 2001) is a New Zealand sprint kayaker, K4 500m specialist; Olympic gold at Paris 2024 (1:32.20) and world gold at Duisburg 2023 with Carrington, Hoskin, and Vaughan.
Paul Lange
Paul Lange (1931–2016) was a West German sprint canoeist from Oberhausen who won Olympic gold in the K-1 4 × 500 m kayak relay at the 1960 Rome Games.
Paul Wevers
Paul Wevers (1907-1941), German flatwater canoeist of Verein für Kajaksport Köln; won K-2 10,000 m gold with Ludwig Landen at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in 41:45.0; died in a 1941 plane crash near Braunschweig.
Pavel Kharin
Pavel Kharin (Павел Петрович Харин), Soviet sprint canoeist, 1956 Olympic gold C-2 10,000 m and silver C-2 1,000 m with Gratsian Botev; also 1952 Olympian and WWII Siege of Leningrad navy veteran; distinct from the 1999-born ice hockey player of the same name.
Pavol Hochschorner
Pavol Hochschorner (born 1979, Bratislava), Slovak slalom canoeist; with twin brother Peter won C2 gold at Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and bronze at London 2012.
Peder Rasch
Peder Rasch (Bent Peder Benjamin Rasch, 1934–1988), Danish sprint canoeist; with Finn Haunstoft won C-2 1,000 m gold at Helsinki 1952 in 4:38.3, youngest Olympic canoeing gold medalist at 18.
Peter Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner (born 1979, Bratislava), Slovak slalom canoeist; with twin brother Pavol won C2 slalom gold at Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, bronze London 2012; retired 2021.
Peter Kretschmer
Peter Kretschmer (Johann Peter Kretschmer, born 1992, Schwerin) is a German canoe sprint paddler, Olympic C2 1000 m gold medalist at London 2012 with Kurt Kuschela, and world champion in C2 2017, 2018, and 2023.
Peter Skantar
Peter Škantár (born 1982, Kežmarok) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who won C2 gold at Rio 2016 with cousin Ladislav Škantár, took three European titles, and later coached Matej Beňuš at the Police Sports Centre.
Pierpaolo Ferrazzi
Pierpaolo Ferrazzi, born 1965 in Bassano del Grappa, is an Italian K1 canoe slalom kayaker, first Italian Olympic champion in the discipline (Barcelona 1992 gold) and Sydney 2000 bronze medalist, a four-time Olympian.
Raman Piatrushenka
Raman Piatrushenka (Раман Іванавіч Пятрушэнка, Roman Petrushenko), born 1980, Belarusian sprint kayaker; Olympic K4 1000 m gold at Beijing 2008 and four Olympic medals, mostly with K2 partner Vadzim Makhneu.
Ramona Portwich
Ramona Portwich (born 1967, Rostock), German sprint canoeist; three Olympic golds (K-4 500 m 1988, K-2 500 m 1992, K-4 500 m 1996) and two silvers, 13-time flatwater canoe world champion, later a coach in Germany and Austria.
Reinhard Eiben
Reinhard Eiben (born 1951, Crossen, Saxony) is an East German canoe slalom paddler who won the first Olympic men's C-1 gold at Munich 1972 with 315.84 points and the 1973 world C-1 title at Muotathal.
Ricarda Funk
Ricarda Funk, German slalom kayaker (born 1992, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler), KSV Bad Kreuznach. Olympic K1 gold Tokyo 2020, world champion 2021 and 2022, five-time European champion, 2025 kayak cross World Cup champion.
Rita Koban
Rita Kőbán is a Hungarian sprint kayaker, born 1965 in Budapest, who won six Olympic medals, including K-1 500 m gold at Atlanta 1996, and nine world titles.
Rolf Dieter Amend
Rolf Dieter Amend (1949–2022), East German slalom canoeist, won the first Olympic C-2 gold with Walter Hofmann at Munich 1972; later German national kayak coach 1991–2008 with nine Olympic golds.
Rolf Peterson
Rolf Peterson (Rolf Ingvar Peterson), Swedish sprint canoeist born 1944 in Halmstad; Olympic K1 1000 m gold at Tokyo 1964, silver at Munich 1972, world K2 500 m champion 1970 and 1971 with Lars Andersson. Not the Canadian skier Rolf Pettersen.
Ronny Rauhe
Ronny Rauhe (Ronald Rauhe, born 1981, West-Berlin) is a German sprint canoeist, six-time Olympian with five Olympic medals including K2 500 m gold at Athens 2004 and K4 500 m gold at Tokyo 2020, and Germany's Sport Minister of State from 2026.
Roswitha Esser
Roswitha Esser (born 1941, Bad Godesberg) is a West German sprint canoeist who won Olympic K2 500 m gold in 1964 and 1968 with Annemarie Zimmermann, plus world titles in 1963 and 1970.
Rudiger Helm
Rüdiger Helm (born 1956, Neubrandenburg) is an East German sprint kayaker with 3 Olympic golds and 3 bronzes (1976, 1980), back-to-back K1 1000 m titles, and 10 world championship golds among 19 world medals.
Rudolf Dombi
Rudolf Dombi (Dombi Rudolf), Hungarian sprint kayaker born 1986 in Budapest; Olympic gold 2012 London K2 1000 m with Roland Kökény, world silver 2014, later Budapest kayak federation official.
Russ Nichols
Russ Nichols (Clayton W. "Russ" Nichols), born 1947 in Glen Cove, New York, American slalom canoeist; 14th in C-2 with John Evans at the 1972 Munich Olympics, 12th at the 1973 Worlds, 1971 Meran wildwater C1 team bronze.
Sandor Hodosi
Sándor Hódosi (Hódosi Sándor), Hungarian sprint kayaker born 1966 in Budapest; Olympic gold in K4 1000 m at Seoul 1988 with Ábrahám, Csipes, and Gyulay, and double 1989 Plovdiv world champion.
Sandor Totka
Sándor Tótka (Tótka Sándor), Hungarian sprint kayaker born 1994 in Mezőtúr; Olympic K1 200 m champion at Tokyo 2020, K2 500 m silver at Paris 2024, Youth Olympic gold 2010.
Scott Strausbaugh
Scott Strausbaugh (born 1963, York, Pennsylvania) is an American slalom canoeist who, with Joe Jacobi, won C2 gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the first US whitewater slalom gold.
Sebastian Brendel
Sebastian Brendel (born 1988, Schwedt/Oder) is a retired German sprint canoeist, three-time Olympic champion in C1 1000 m (London 2012, Rio 2016) and C2 1000 m, with 13 world titles, later ICF Athletes' Committee Chair.
Serge Maury
Serge Jean Maury (born 1946, Bordeaux) is a French sailor, 1972 Munich Olympic gold medalist in the Finn dinghy with 58 points at Kiel; Finn Gold Cup winner 1973, bronze 1971, 10th at Montreal 1976.
Sergey Petrenko (Sergey Vladimirovich•Petrenko)
Sergey Petrenko (Сергей Владимирович Петренко; born 1956) is a Ukrainian canoe sprint racer who won two Olympic gold medals for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Montreal Games.