Michael Kalganov, 25, Kayak K1 500m and K1 1000m Kalganov has twice won the gold medal in the K1 200m race at the World Championships in 1998 and 1999. This is not an Olympic discipline. However, he has also won silver and bronze medals at the last two World Championships in the K1 500m race. At the European Championships in Poland in July 2000, Kalganov won a gold medal in the K1 1000m, and a silver medal in the K1 500m races.
Ro'i Yellin, 19, Kayak K2 500m and K2 1000m (with Rami Tsur) At last year's European Championships, Yellin finished 6th in the K2 200m and K2 500m races.
Rami Tsur, 23, Kayak K2 500m and K2 1000m (with Ro'i Yellin) Tsur placed 13th in the K2 500m race in the 1999 World Championships.
Lior Carmi, 24, Kayak K2 200m and K2 500m (with Larissa Pesakhovich) and K1 1000m
Carmi finished 5th in the K1 1000m and 6th in the K1 500m, K2 200m and K2 500m races at the 1999 European Championships. At the 1996 Olympics, she reached the semifinals of the K1 500m event. She placed 6th in the K2 500m race in the European Kayaking Championships in Poland in July 2000.
Larissa Pesakhovich, 27, Kayak K2 200m and K2 500m (with Lior Carmi) Pesakhovich finished 6th in last year's European Championships in the K2 200m and 500m events. She placed 6th in the K2 500m race in the European Kayaking Championships in Poland in July 2000.
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