Let's have some Statistics for us Trivia nuts

[RB-Ex-MrPolo]

So far I've heard only one statisitic. We have 28 nations represented ? But how many players ? Is this the biggest ever canoeing world championships ? I'm sure it leaves slalom and marathon for dead, but how does it match up to sprint ?
And don't forget the team officials. (But sorry Spike, we will forget the mascots!)

What will be the total spectator count ?

Who is the youngest player, and the oldest, in men's, womens, under 21 ?

I'll start the stats rolling with Australian team count.
Men - 9 Players, 1 coach
Women - 10 players, 1 coach
Squad - 2 additional officials

Meanwhile, anyone know how big the sprint world championships have been - countries, participants etc.

[Roberto]

-Mens team 8 players
-Womens team 9 players
-U21 Men 7 players
-delegation 3

-Youngest player 15 (U21)
-Oldest player ~50 in the men (don't want to say exactly for fear of repraisal)
-# of players with same last name on the national teams 4
-In 1996 worlds Canada had the distinction of have the oldest and youngest players at the worlds

OK next country.
RK

[p.oleary]

Trivia question for consideration

How many players in the current championships played in the first world championships in 1994 in Sheffield

I know the Irish have at least one in Conor (Jabba) Walsh and I suspect there is at least one on the GB mens team in Alan Vessey

:thumbup: Patrick

[RB-Ex-MrPolo]

In the Australian Women's team, Juliette Makin and Gail Songberg were both there in 94. Juliette has missed a few, but I think Gail has been there every time. The coach, Jo Vartanian, was there in 94 as a player, and as Jo Hemsley.

In the Men's team, I'm pretty sure Duncan Cochrane was there as a player, but didn't play as he'd broken his collar bone! Or was that an earlier tour ?

Coach Brett Houghton was there as a player in 94.

[Jeff Cottrell]

Hi Richard
Duncan was there I seem to recall an open goal he missed. I think you will find Carolyn cochrane was there also.

[Jeff Cottrell]

Another piece of Trivia is Graham Bayne who is a member of the Australian Men's team at the 2002 Championships won gold in the 2000 world championships as part of the Great Britan Team

[Unregistered]

Richard and Jeff I suggest that you check your facts. Carolyn Cochrane was not in Sheffield as a player in 1994, and although I am not 100% sure I do not believe that Gail Songberg was either.

[Jeff Cottrell]

you are right guest I went off to find an old phot I have of the teams and gaila nd carolyn aren'e in them. I should have done that before I replied

[RB-Ex-MrPolo]

I'd just guessed about Gail. She's been an automatic pick for Australia since our first Women's team in 1987, and went to Europe in 1987, 1989, as Captain.

Must have just taken a year off in 1994, to reserve the finances.

[ilona]

Graham's twin brother Ramsey won gold in 2000 and again in 2002 with GB

[conor]

Ireland had 24 players, (8 on each of the mens, womens and mens U21)
We had a back up team of 4 (coaches & mangers)

But we could not forget to mentions the rest of our support of about 8 people who helped with driving us around, makng lunches and shoutng ther heads off durng our matches

Conor

[ilona]

We had 3 teams, 24 players, youngest player is 16, oldest 37.( both in the same team)
5 coaches
3 cameramen
4 cooks
And of course too much supporters to count!!!!!!
Some drove to Essen 2 or 3 times others stayed a couple of days or even the whole week. Thanks all, it was great!!!!!!

[Alan Vessey]

You are correct I was in the team in Sheffield so was Ginny Coyles in the GB Ladies team, the O'Brien brothers from Canada and Erwin Roos from Holland. And if I am not mistaken Erwin and Myself are the only 2 that have played in all 10 (european and Worlds) competitions.

Is Ramsay Bayne the only player to score a hatrick in a major Championship Final?

[Odo]

The USA Contingent was comprised of 18 people.

There were 17 players
- 8 Women
- 9 Men

and 2 coaches
- men's coach
- women's coach (one of the players on the men's team)

The average age of the men's team is 34, and the ladies
team is 33, bordering on 34.

3 players had competed at previous Worlds, 2 Men and
one Woman.

3 of the Men, 2 of the Women and both coaches claim
citizenship of countries other than the USA (of course, all
are legal residents in the States)

The USA team is currently funded entirely by the players,
although the generous support of two companies must be
noted :thumbup: :
- Grateful Heads (http://www.gratefulheads.com/) (who provided our smart new helmets)
- Five-Ten (http://www.fiveten.com) (who supplied paddling shoes)

John O'D.

[emk]

We had 3 teams (men, women and U21) and 24 palyers.

- 7 women
- 10 men
- 7 U21

Youngest player ~16 and oldest ~52.
We had a back up team of 3 (teamleaders & camerawoman)

[beijersten]

Women's team:
7 players
youngest player: 19
oldest player: 38

Men's team:
9 players, incl. team leader and men's two coaches (one of them also women's coach...)
youngest player: 16
oldest player: 33 (I think)

All together 16 people, including players, team leader, coaches, chefs, drivers etc...

Have fun // Caroline

[Laura]

And in England 1994 there was 2 from our men's team Jari Seppälä and Sami Hiltunen.

[Laura]

I ment Finland as us... :)

Our team in U21 is guite young. Most of them are 18 yers old. Also in our womens team 3 would have been young enough for U21 women.

[Martijn]

Total = 2067
average per game = 7.71
biggest score = 20
biggest # goals in one game = 21
draw games = 20

[eva]

Sweden had
17 players

9 men
7 women (and one only if someone got hurt)

No other people, one of the men coached the women.

The youngest in the mens team is 16 and the oldest in the women is 38 (no name :)).

Best Regards,
Eva

[Martijn]

Total # goals per country

Germany 202
Netherlands 173
Great*Britain 164
France 163
Italy 123
Australia 120
Spain 113
Japan 106
Poland 94
Chinese*Taipei 91
Ireland 89
Canada 79
Finland 76
New*Zealand 76
Belgium 57
South*Africa 52
Iran 47
Switzerland 40
Sweden 34
Brazil 32
Denmark 32
Hungary 32
Namibia 19
Czech*Rep. 16
USA 16
Latvia 12
Argentinia 9

Average 76,6

[Martijn]

MEN WOMEN

Netherlands 73 Australia 73
France 65 France 68
Germany 64 Great*Britain 61
Ireland 58 Germany 54
Great*Britain 51 Netherlands 47
Italy 50 Japan 45
Spain 48 New*Zealand 40
Australia 47 Canada 36
Iran 47 Spain 35
Finland 38 Chinese*Taipei 25
New*Zealand 36 Finland 23
Chinese*Taipei 33 Italy 22
Sweden 30 South*Africa 18
Switzerland 30 Ireland 17
Canada 28 Poland 17
Belgium 26 Denmark 10
Hungary 26 Hungary 6
Poland 23 Sweden 4
South*Africa 23 USA 3
Denmark 22
Japan 21
Namibia 19
Brazil 18
Czech*Rep. 16
USA 13
Latvia 12
Argentinia 9

Totals 926 604

[Martijn]

MEN U21 WOMEN U21

Netherlands 53 Germany 37
Italy 51 Poland 27
Germany 47 Japan 16
Great*Britain 38 Great*Britain 14
Chinese*Taipei 33 France 11
Belgium 31
Spain 30
Poland 27
Japan 24
France 19
Canada 15
Finland 15
Brazil 14
Ireland 14
South*Africa 11
Switzerland 10

432 105

[Martijn]

MEN WOMEN
Netherlands 50 Australia 58
France 48 France 54
Germany 43 Great*Britain 48
Great*Britain 34 Germany 36
Ireland 33 Netherlands 30
Italy 32 Canada 21
Australia 27 Japan 21
Spain 19 Spain 14
Iran 18 New*Zealand 9
New*Zealand 5 Finland -3
Finland 2 Poland -19
Hungary 1 Chinese*Taipei -21
Switzerland 1 Ireland -21
Canada 0 Italy -23
Denmark 0 South*Africa -32
Belgium -4 Hungary -36
Japan -8 Denmark -40
Poland -10 Sweden -48
Brazil -14 USA -48
South*Africa -19
Sweden -26
Chinese*Taipei -27
Czech*Rep. -30
USA -32
Namibia -39
Argentinia -48
Latvia -56



MEN U21 WOMEN U21
Netherlands 40 Germany 26
Italy 31 Japan -1
Germany 27 Great*Britain -4
Belgium 15 Poland -6
Great*Britain 15 France -15
France 8
Japan 6
Spain 2
Poland 0
Brazil -2
Chinese*Taipei -12
Finland -12
Ireland -12
Canada -21
Switzerland -21
South*Africa -64

[Samba]

Is there any goal scorer statistics?
If not, why?

-Samba

[niall]

Did you score that many???:p

[Samba]

umphhhh.....

No, but I would like to know who did...
;)

-Samba

[niall]

But at least you scored in the pub?? :D

[Samba]

Shhhhhh.....:eek:

[Samba]

Well, okey.
There's a photo...
There's some irish guy sticking his tongue to my ear...
I didn't have anything to do with that, he just came right at me...
:p

-Samba

[Martijn]

Hi,

I got the numbers out of the game results published on kanupolo.de/..etc..
As there isn't any info on wh scored the goals... I'm not able to do any stats on that one... :(

So if you would like to know topscorerslists etc. you should talk to the organising committee...

Bye
Martijn

[niall]

AND THERE IS A PHOTO?? You Finnish people are just too kinky...........So when are you going to post it?
And was it as good for you as it was for your ear?:D :silly:

[Samba]

Think it's better to keep the photo, like, you know, as a backup for future purposes...
Well, I must say that Irish blokes have a unique ways to have fun...
So, forget the photo!
;)

-Samba

[niall]

Ohh! No what a pity, well are you not even going to give us the real story (with names and detail)?:mad:


:D :D