Australia Gold - Men's Kayak Four 1000m | London 2012 Olympics

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Highlights of the Men's Kayak Four 1000m final in which Australia won Gold during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
In 1924 in Paris, flatwater canoeing featured at the Games as a demonstration sport. Canoe and kayak racing became full medal sports at the 1936 Berlin Games. However events were initially limited to canoe sprint until canoe slalom made its debut at the 1972 Munich Games. Slalom racing was not competed again in the Olympic Games until the 1992 Barcelona Games.
Find more about Canoe/Kayak at www.olympic.org/canoe-kayak-flatwater and www.olympic.org/canoe-kayak-slalom
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[@pepijndegroot7728]

It's really interesting to compare it to rowing

[@samedifference5504]

@A D Well its kinda more than that. Rowing is virtually all legs, while kayaking is more upperbody

[@corrie127]

@@samedifference5504 rowing is 60% legs

[@jennaelise280]

@Thomas It has to be more than 60%, surely? I row and it definitely feels closer to like 80-90%. lol but to be fair what do I know aha

[@corrie127]

@@jennaelise280 perhaps your legs are relatively the weakest of the muscles used for rowing. Therefore they might tire more quickly than the rest. Might also have to do with not being able to transport lactate acid build-up. Normally when you are an inexperienced the torso and arms are used for more than 40%. If you are doing it right the numbers should be near 60% legs, 30% core/torso/back, 10% arms

[@yanicleriche8874]

It's completely different

[@Grahmps]

The actual race starts at 6:26.

[@Depreciating]

Underrated

[@fluffswifter2547]

6:39 when bae says she’s home alone

[@gabestevens100]

BRO YES

[@Bella-ez8us]

Fluff Swifter 😂

[@carrot5867]

Amazing

[@brocekec_sw]

@@EneSacarification babe

[@brocekec_sw]

9:15 when the message delivered to Germany too late

[@mannyp297]

I row so this was interesting to watch. I'm not going to throw too much shade, but it was amusing to watch all those arms flying at the beginning of the race. I also honestly expected slower times, but wow they go slightly faster than olympic fours and eights. I've tried kayaking but I don't do it competitively. This looks fun but I'm assuming you're drained at the end of this. Wish crew races were 1k...

[@annaphillips4085]

+Manny P the starts are the most amazing thing to watch. I used to kayak competitively, and while big bunches of boats all racing off at the same time is nerve wracking (no spacing like in the olympics - you've got to pick your own lane and hope you don't get plowed over by another kayak) they're also incredibly exhilarating.

[@wungle7524]

Lasse Lotsberg haha what!?

[@yuriy_gorobchuk6336]

Wungle when you actually compare the two, swimming is more technique driven, this shouldn’t even be an argument, it’s pretty obvious.

[@cameronglover7261]

Yuriy_gorobchuk swimming isn’t more technique driven..... every single country that competes has a different perspective in how a stroke should be swum.

[@pepijndegroot7728]

I have played water polo for 4 years and I row now for 4 years, and I can tell you right now, rowing requires way more technique than swiming And Manny p rowers go slightly faster than kayakers

[@snowy2619]

6:34 for action

[@brocekec_sw]

[9:41] first guy: Yesss second guy: Yesss fourth guy: Yesss *Murray Stewart in the third hole: Ok next gold medail..*

[@PixleKingz]

Kayaking is one of the Commonwealth’s greatest strengths.

[@joannanguyen3371]

In my class I watched this and I was the only one screaming GO AUSTRALIA and when they won I was happy to death!

[@gianglanhtruong3069]

wait why?

[@swag1336]

Absolute legend, cheers

[@bananazone4048]

Real team work . Such synchronised

[@joelclayton-greene4487]

yeah I love rowing as I am in the elite NZ rowing programme, but i enjoyed watching this too. Seems quite different, but a lot of the fundamentals are the same: speed through the water, fast catches, high rate, clean and smooth around the finish. The main difference is the muscle groups. Rowing is around 65% legs, 25% back and 10% arms. I'd say the kayak uses a bit less legs (still using them tho), a bit in the shoulders and arms and a quite a large sum in the abdomen as there is a lot of rotation from the hips upwards? I may be wrong, but I would like to be educated if I am

[@pjcho9180]

Yeah, thats pretty close, we do use a lot of legs, as they are what initiates the rotation, although we don't need as much power in them as rowers do, they do need to be well conditioned to drive hard for the whole race. We try to focus power generation away from the arms and shoulders, as they fatigue quickly, and like you said, use lots of core and back instead. We use the arms and shoulders primarily as levers to try and transmit as much power from the rest of our bodies into boat speed as possible. Outside of those basics, there is actually a lot of variation between paddlers, especially those who paddle different distances. Lisa Carrington, for example, a 200/500m, paddler, also from NZ, has very different technique to a 1000m specialist like Max Hoff.

[@mariakr681]

Pjcho quite interesting to read as a rower!

[@mariakr681]

Joel clayton-Greene about rowing, you were almost right, but we use 60% legs, 20% core and 10% arms (loosely), the core is really important for the finish of the stroke

[@matjasp]

@@mariakr681 and 10% nothing?

[@TheGshock2000]

@@matjasp 10% is from the brain controlling all these movements

[@juliaong3195]

Had tear in my eyes watching these golden boys to win the gold, what great effort, just awesome !

[@scoopy187]

Wasnt expecting that speed .. woah

[@symeonathanasopoulos8025]

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[@jorgeandrespalma2134]

Impressive. At certain speed I guess inserting the paddle into the water is making you slower unless you compensate with force.

[@m0zzar353]

Girls: Omg this kayaking trip is soooo pretty I love looking at the scenery Boys: 6:39

[@nicoowen7431]

Hahahha underrated

[@nestormaciassuarez3560]

No

[@m0zzar353]

@@nestormaciassuarez3560 yes

[@Eon_621]

The should add a speedometer on-screen. I'm interested in exactly how fast they're moving.

[@YoYodominoHD]

With a finishing time of 2:55, they had an average of about 23,5 km/h

[@arpadnagy1354]

@@YoYodominoHD are you trolling? 2:55 is 20,57 km/h

[@YoYodominoHD]

@@arpadnagy1354 oh sorry, I calculated again and you're right

[@Farazormal1]

the bikes cruising along comfortably keeping up give you a good frame of reference. I'm a rower and in the boat its easy to forget that a person running can outpace most boats. Our coxed quad just was a tad under 7 minutes at nationals, we were one of the fastest in the country in intermediate level. and I ran a faster 2k when i was 15 lol

[@graemesouness6208]

Thanks for this recommendation

[@Enzo.C-P]

The departure is so powerful ! Impressive !

[@gur123noor]

Her: The weather is perfect today. Let’s go kayaking. Me: 6:39

[@berserker4539]

Haha 🤣😂🤣😂

[@cristiancremaschi4725]

Me: see’s one video of kayaks KZbin: i gotchu

[@AUmarcus]

Australia vs Europe.......just too good......A U S T R A L I A.

[@enriquezacur7252]

Australians are of european descent

[@gregschafer6319]

Haha 😆 Gg from Hungary 🇭🇺

[@AussieZeKieL]

Gergő Juhász it’s always good to see smaller countries do well. Well-done Hungary..

[@tomj2064]

David Lomas nah bro the true Australians are aborigines, the British colonised Australia in 1770. It was almost purely inhabited with Polynesians before that

[@AUmarcus]

@@tomj2064 Australian aboriginals are not polynesian bro and the british colonised Australia in 1788. The aborigines were here before the polynesians inhabited the pacific islands....its one of the oldest civilisations in the world if not the oldest....40,000+ years.

[@slavinek]

What a finish from the Czechs!!!!

[@gregschafer6319]

Slav Cz It was really nice 👍 Gg from Hungary 🇭🇺

[@johnkeenan4184]

A fine piece of racing, well done Australia.

[@smexytwixz]

Like how the only non European team wins.

[@kripalsinhjadeja4442]

Yes but actually no

[@emilchandran546]

KB in NATURE we’ll Australia won and Australia is not European so I’m not sure what you mean.

[@kripalsinhjadeja4442]

@@emilchandran546 origin

[@emilchandran546]

KB in NATURE as an Australian I can confirm we don’t see ourselves as European. Would an athlete from the USA or Canada be considered European? Western yes, white yes, European no.

[@emilchandran546]

KB in NATURE plus Australia is a very multicultural country. This team is clearly white, but so many Australians now have at least one patent who is of a non-European background that to classify Australia as European would be pretty unrepresentative. Not to mention the original Australians.

[@PetakDanum]

Wow amazing

[@carolinewilliams9735]

Bro this is so cool

[@riquelme5708]

Amo canoagem

[@FrekeOne]

Never seen one in real life.

[@linnanan]

wait, isn't it the last place for they? By the way, I didn’t know that Adam Sendler was Ausralian

[@delcio9038]

just me who keeps watching london 2012 olympics like once every few years

[@cyanshark1]

Quite interesting to watch as a rower

[@DEVIIIIN21]

I clicked on this because the thumbnail looks like Adam Sandler

[@penitent2401]

Australia has an unfair advantage in this one. during training if they don't go fast enough the sharks catches them. that kayak used to be a lot longer

[@winarto7755]

4 kayak good lock🏄🏄

[@vikasdixit487]

Verry nise

[@Robert-mn8gc]

The Australians had an awesome technique 👌 best on the water 💧 2day . Go Aussie.. Aussie Aussie Aussie

[@conflickt3130]

I love watching rowing sports. This is how fast I imagine myself rowing my kayak when there's no one else on the lake. In reality, these guys would pass me like I wasn't moving at all.

[@mallerreinsen2738]

This is not rowing

[@winarto7755]

Fantastyc olimpic the campion sip no 2

[@mark6302]

the length of boat in front of the head guy is longer than my kayak good lord

[@anandkatragadda1052]

Can someone explain how they move as fast as the boats in rowing? They're going sub-1:30 500s but they only use upper body, which is the same speed as a men's four, which uses legs too

[@thorerenskjold9869]

+Anand Katragadda there are no riggers, the oars are lighter and the frame of the boat needs less reinforcement. on top of that their strok rate can get up to 150 where as in rowing the stroke rate is 1 thirtd of that. also they dont have a slide which slightly slows them down also

[@ciaranhiggins5128]

+Anand Katragadda also its only 1000m

[@Bernst891]

+Anand Katragadda Also in rowing you have the entire crew moving in the opposite direction after the drive (the recovery) which does some serious damage to boat speed

[@conorbuckman340]

+abcd efg paddles not oars

[@thorerenskjold9869]

thanks

[@lah8102]

I think it's really funny that the most people here in the comments row and dont kayak cause the video is about kayaking haha btw I'm also a rower

[@theduke3559]

Laura Reich who tf asked

[@aiden6843]

Tbh I enjoy watching other water sports to see how much it differs from rowing, like sailing and kayaking.

[@TheAcfallejoseph]

Beast mode upper body endurance

[@akkaboss]

Australia are the best!

[@gregschafer6319]

Hungary gets always big applause from fans 😄👌🇭🇺

[@harry2788]

I go to kayak!

[@user-bp5jo7dd7f]

berrygood

[@user-kt5ou5wz4b]

Veryな

[@regilizi]

9:53 "Szép volt fiúk!" a háttérben xddd

[@NylonTheTeflon]

Dat design

[@Johanski60]

Love it!! First K4 gold?

[@francorusso1841]

Elmer Dreyer gmvzkbcvb

[@gabestevens100]

YESSSS! GO AUSTRALIA!!

[@doug6150]

How tricky are racing kayaks to balance? Could anyone do it or do they start in beginner boats or something and build up?

[@FreeKillFrenzyGames]

its reasonably easy to balance :)

[@pjcho9180]

You actually have to work up to a boat like this. I'm a coach/paddler in the sport, and a i'm impressed if we can get a kid to stay up in a racing boat, (not paddle it with any competency, mind you, just paddle in a circle without falling in) by the end of the 3 month summer camp.

[@hfvvffvhh9719]

@@FreeKillFrenzyGames nah. Unless u had some experience it’ll take a while. It’s not more than a foot wide at the widest point (for the better and faster racing boats) and even with bracing, if ur paddle goes too deep ur just gonna capsize. It took me like 3 weeks to be able to properly balance, and even then I couldn’t go fast or even for a proper stroke. I think most people underestimate it because they can balance on a normal kayak/canoe, but it’s really harder than u think

[@FreeKillFrenzyGames]

@@hfvvffvhh9719 no defiantly I think I could’ve dived into the explanation a little more like you did (hats off to you). It’s not something you can easily pick up but once you’ve learned it it’s smooth sailing from there

[@user-ke5ot5kv6i]

小説で知ったんだけどこんなかっこいい種目なんか

[@787ndorkycat3]

LOL. I remember that we had to do canoeing at camp, so I went with a friend to do it and it when we were finished we had to get out an cross the boats, while every else successfully made it out, I fell through the gap of the boats. 😂

[@liopuky]

dope

[@leosupersoccercircus4658]

Cool

[@shaebazz1]

Obviously Australians are winners as they live upside down and have more upper body strength. 🌝

[@yeahnah9269]

Upside down = upper strength 😅

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Has to be Andrew Cotterer commentating? The guy with the Olive & Mabel channel about his Labradors which he commentates.

[@PretentiousStuff]

why do these kayaks not tip over?

[@francisnguyen6349]

Team USA 🇺🇸 Canoe and Kayak hopefully will going to Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games!

[@k9overlord]

wow i didn't know daniel tosh won gold for the Australian kayak team

[@zachlorenz7100]

ahahahahahhahahahahhaahhhahha

[@RL-tz8so]

9:26 hehehehehe

[@priset9242]

I'M from Indonesia

[@manoj_aryal_]

Strange ✌️✌️✌️

[@siempreafavor730]

Capó una masa

[@trevor3187]

the front views of thekayaks are so unny. they look like theyre one with the boat.

[@darkcrusader5541]

My arm hurts after seeing this

[@whyhow5702]

Such a shame the title is a spoiler giving away the result!

[@aljon5947]

7:27😮

[@saskiapenfold6758]

cool

[@DaveWhoa]

i was waiting for the people on bicycles to crash

[@Nokku]

I don’t know a lot rowing but is 1000m a sprint?

[@eleanorm3356]

Connor Swims this isn't rowing it's kayaking (I'm a rower so I have no idea, but pretty sure 1000m is a pretty standard kayak distance, not a sprint)

[@Lisa-wx4uv]

Im late I know but 200m/ 500m / 1000m are the sprint distances and then you get 2000m and longer distances (depends on which category you're in)

[@noahbromberg3675]

how fast do those kayaks get

[@annaphillips4085]

My team and I would get up to 17km/h in a sprint... But that was in a two man craft which was also a fair bit slower than these K4s. We were also very far from Olympic standard. I'd guess that these can get to somewhere between 20 and 25km/h? Not sure

[@jvg7806]

if they would sprint they would reach 23 km per hour, in this race they go between 18.5 and 21

[@thecanadianpirate3274]

But they get pretty fast

[@jvg7806]

it's easy to calculate there average speed, but when these guys sprint they reach 28km per hour i guess

[@mythic_fci762]

N for Noah During a sprint race, they can average up to 21kmph.

[@petsursan3204]

To the message to hear from your system

[@lollychrome8759]

as a rower this comment section and video is very amusing

[@joannanguyen3371]

Now I'm screaming so loud and BTW I'm at home

[@intodustogether]

i've never watched olympic rowing, and this was......not what i expected.

[@i78q902c]

Ummm.... what about leg day?

[@SuperSimon345]

why is the world record wb instead of wr?

[@rafielameiro2768]

Because youre not simon

[@VashishtJain]

for teams it will say wb - individual events it will say wr

[@mythic_fci762]

notsimon5 WB stands for World Best - it's not exactly a 'record' because times can differ by a lot depending on conditions on the water.

[@rowingsmart9544]

I think rowing looks like a healthier sport

[@mythic_fci762]

Rowing Smart Both have similar physical demands, actually.

[@thetromz8239]

Rowing Smart but kayaks are faster

[@flobbybobby4562]

Well rowing is one of the most healtiest Sports where you use legs, back and arms +it’s an indurance sport too

[@devenchatterjee7203]

I can't remember who it was, but someone did a rowing vs kayak video(singles) and the kayak won 1000m but the tower won by a large margin over 2k

[@LucBoeren]

Up til a 1000m they are. After that, the match against a rowing boat is over

[@naman154]

This is how Vikings raided Europe

[@joeyculley2256]

how fast are they going

[@ryannaroditsky6201]

Over 35 km per hour

[@hmdidar2565]

Hi

[@Professional_Youtube_Commenter]

wouldn't have been better to just reverse back after the false start.

[@sophiebird7459]

Not so much, one because they might want a brief time to rest after the false start. Two, you want to line up nice and straight which you could do by backing up it’s definitely more difficult (especially given it’s a 4 person). And three, they have starting blocks the put the front of the boats into (I’ve not yet had the opportunity to use one but I can images that wouldn’t work well)

[@petsursan3204]

Can we do it for the first to comment the sender and then we will have the sender immediately

[@vikasdixit487]

Indian ex canoing player

[@tsoliaridouioanna2163]

😀😀😀πολι Κάλι

[@wildsidemtb]

Juiced Up

[@FunnyPuup]

they obviously skipped leg day

[@mythic_fci762]

Roanne Connars Actually, kayakers use an incredible amount of leg power to drive their stroke through the water.

[@Printerthing]

Do they have no legs?

[@britunmei1274]

To not capsize you need to put your legs into a diamond shape

[@Printerthing]

Maybritte Lim Thats so cool I thought olympic rowers were generally amputees to reduce the overall weight of the canoe.

[@Josh-qx8sq]

@@Printerthing well they would probably put weights in your boat.. not sure if they do it in the Olympics but it would be quite unfair for the other competitors who have legs..

[@mrebear9758]

@@Josh-qx8sq it really wouldn't. If you have ever kayaked, you'd know you drive through your legs. They're key to your stroke.

[@anwarayane3651]

كياك فسر ديال الحريݣ

[@nonenunina]

What happen to hungary? Commentator voice is so low

[@damiendaley8869]

I believe hungary was banned from these olypics for doping violations

[@smartasfck]

@@damiendaley8869 What the fck are you talking about? Hungary was the second. Doping? XD maybe your country

[@ProfCalculon]

Damien Daley 😂😂😂

[@coryfrisk571]

Adam Sandler?

[@seuuuhhhuuu2282]

HAHAHAHAHA thats the funniest thing ive seen All day😂😂

[@petsursan3204]

Of course I would like the first one is the first to comment on your email find and delete the message to hear from them

[@robsonramalho945]

Slovakia broke in the last 100m

[@the_guy_who_asked__]

Person 1: I'm a paddler Person 2: what's a paddler? Person 3: it means that he's afraid of full-body-workout Person 1: no it doesn't! Person 2 wispers: sqauds Person 3: stop that you are scaring him!

[@maxiv486]

clasna

[@owenfisher102]

They have no legs it looks weird

[@Natureandlove06]

Poland u need captain Jack Sparrow on your Boat😂😁

[@f-2215]

These people probably have tiny legs

[@mrsfangirl]

Hungary