Ian Ferguson is a New Zealand canoe sprint racer described as New Zealand's second most successful Olympian. He won four Olympic gold medals, three at the 1984 Los Angeles Games in the K-1 500m, K-2 500m and K-4 1000m events, and a fourth in the K-2 500m at the 1988 Seoul Games, plus two canoe sprint world championship titles in 1985 and 1987. He was the first New Zealander to compete in five Olympic Games, from 1976 to 1992, and was named New Zealand Sportsman of the Year in 1984.
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Career HighlightWon four Olympic gold medals competing in K1, K2 and K4 kayak events, and attended five Summer Olympics between 1976 and 1992. 1 Classification
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How many Olympic medals did Ian Ferguson win?
Five Olympic medals: four gold and one silver, won in 1984 and 1988.
Ian Ferguson won five Olympic medals, four gold and one silver. At the 1984 Games in Los Angeles he won two gold medals in one day, in the K1 and K2 500 metres, and another the next day in the K4 1000 metres. Four years later in Seoul he won a gold medal in the K2 500 metres and a silver medal in the K2 1000 metres.
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He won four Olympic gold medals competing in K1, K2, and K4 kayak events, and attended five Summer Olympics between 1976 and 1992.
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He won four Olympic gold medals competing in K1, K2, and K4 kayak events, and attended five Summer Olympics between 1976 and 1992.
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He won four Olympic gold medals competing in K1, K2, and K4 kayak events, and attended five Summer Olympics between 1976 and 1992.
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He won four Olympic gold medals competing in K1, K2, and K4 kayak events, and attended five Summer Olympics between 1976 and 1992.
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At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles he won three gold medals.
Plays: Canoeing, Lead
He also won two canoe sprint world championship titles.
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