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The ''Fish River Canoe Marathon'' is a two-day event taking place on the Fish River in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It covers a total distance of , from Grassridge Dam southward to Cradock. The two other notable South African canoe marathons are the ''Dusi Canoe Marathon'' and the ''Berg River Canoe Marathon''.〔http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/canoe.htm#berg〕 The Fish River marathon first took place in 1982 with 77 competitors. It was the brainchild of Cape paddler Dave Alexander and a local Department of Water Affairs engineer, Knut Olav "KO" Bang.〔http://www.southafrica.net/sat/content/en/za/full-article?oid=16608&sn=Detail&pid=8203〕 By 2000 competitor numbers had grown to a record 1564, placing the race among the world's five biggest canoe marathons.〔http://www.southafrica.net/sat/content/en/us/event-detail?oid=10046&sn=Detail&pid=471&Fish-River-Canoe-Marathon〕 The K-3, developed in South Africa, is a recent addition to the sprint kayak class which previously consisted of the K1, K2 and K4. The K3 is particularly well suited to the Fish River with a relatively rock-free river bed and easily negotiable weirs. Demonstrating this in 2009, Matt Bouman, Herman Chalupsky and Andrew Birkett paddled their K3 to a 5h 9m finish, coming in just outside the top 10 overall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/canoeing-fish-080910.htm )〕 The 2011 overall winners were Hank McGregor/Grant van der Walt with a time of 4:40.38 for the 2-day event.〔http://cms.wpcanoe.org.za/content/view/797/1/〕 ==External links== *(Official website ) *(Past winners ) *(Facebook Photo Gallery ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fish River Canoe Marathon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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