Tiffany Kruger Explained
Tiffany Kruger (born July 18, 1987 in Durban) is a South African sprint canoeist.[1] [2] Kruger is a member of Natal Canoe Club in Pietermaritzburg, and is coached and trained by former Olympic silver medalist Attila Adrovicz of Hungary (1992).[3] [4]
Kruger represented South Africa at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the first ever women's K-1 200 metres. She paddled in the third heat against six other canoeists, including former Olympic champion Inna Osypenko of Ukraine. Kruger, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she finished seventh in her heat by nearly three seconds behind Slovakia's Ivana Kmeťová, with a time of 46.122 seconds.[5] [6]
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- Web site: Tiffany Kruger. London 2012. 17 February 2013. 28 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130528033836/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kruger-tiffany-1084190/. dead.
- Tiffany Kruger. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418081413/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/tiffany-kruger-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 17 February 2013.
- News: SA canoeists target Olympic podium. South Africa Info. 20 July 2012. 17 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806005648/http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/olympics-canoeing-200712.htm#.USB5uGdn12k. 6 August 2012. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Etheridge. Mark. Tiffany’s waiting game. Road to Rio 2016. SASCOC. 26 May 2012. 17 February 2013. https://archive.today/20130422020634/http://www.roadtorio.co.za/2012/05/26/tiffanys-playing-a-waiting-game-as-london-beckons/. 2013-04-22. dead.
- Web site: Women's Kayak Single (K1) 200m Heat 3. London 2012. 17 February 2013. 15 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120815101323/http://www.london2012.com/canoe-sprint/event/kayak-single-200m-women/phase=cfw112900/index.html. dead.
- News: Kruger fails to make canoe semi. The Citizen (South Africa). 26 May 2012. 17 February 2013. https://archive.today/20130421222030/http://www.citizen.co.za/citizen/content/en/citizen/local-sport?oid=303971&sn=Detail&pid=146826&Kruger-fails-to-make-canoe-semi. 2013-04-21. dead.
