Louis "Lou" Lukanovich (born December 5, 1930) is a Croatian-born, Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He and partner Alan McCleery were eliminated in the repechage round of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1]

After his Olympic career, the Zagreb-born Lukanovich went on to a lifetime of involvement in the sport of canoe-kayak. He was a coach for the Canadian team at the Olympic Games in 1972 in Munich and 1976 in Montreal. He is currently the president and chief designer at Simon River Sports, a Quebec-based manufacturer and supplier of canoe-kayak and other sporting equipment. Lukanovich co-founded the Viking Canoe Club in 2001. In 2014 Lukanovich was awarded the Edgar R. Gilbert award by CanoeKayak Canada for his sustained contribution to coaching in the sport.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lou Lukanovich". www.sports-reference.com. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Laberge, Mathieu. "Lou Lukanovich: une histoire d'amour avec le canoë-kayak depuis plus de 60 ans". www.journalacces.ca. Acces Laurentides. Retrieved 12 August 2014.


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