Katie Vincent (canoeist) explained

Katie Vincent
Birth Date:12 March 1996
Birth Place:Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height:1.75 m
Weight:63 kg
Country:Canada
Sport:Canoe sprint
Club:Mississauga Canoe Club
Partner:Sloan MacKenzie (C-2)
Coach:Kyle Jeffrey and Mark Granger
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Katie Vincent (born March 12, 1996) is a Canadian sprint canoeist.[1] She won a gold medal in the women's C-1 200 metres event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, as well as two bronze medals in the women's C-2 500 metres event, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Career

She participated at the 2017 Racice, 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2019 Szeged.[2]

She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the debut women's canoe events Women's C-1 200 metres.[3] Vincent would later win bronze in the women's C-2 500 metres with partner Laurence Vincent Lapointe.[4] In June 2024, Vincent was named to her second Olympic team.[5] [6] At the Paris Olympics, Vincent won bronze in the C-2 500 event and gold in the C-1 200 event with a World's Best time of 44.12.[7] Vincent became the first women to win a gold medal for Canada in the sport of canoeing.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katie Vincent | Canoe Kayak Canada.
  2. https://timetable.canoesprintportugal.com/uploads/XML_Provas/39/pdf/115.pdf C-1 500 m results
  3. News: Qualifying for Tokyo Olympics an unprecedented challenge because of COVID-19. June 27, 2021. Toronto Sun. en-CA.
  4. Web site: Nichols. Paula. Vincent Lapointe & Vincent win C-2 500m bronze at Tokyo 2020. Canadian Olympic Committee. 6 August 2021. 28 June 2024.
  5. Web site: McGoldrick. Hayley. Team Canada canoe/kayak sprint paddlers aim to keep momentum going at Paris 2024. Canadian Olympic Committee. 24 June 2024. 27 June 2024.
  6. Web site: 2021 Olympic medallist Katie Vincent fronts Canada's sprint canoe/kayak team for Paris. 24 June 2024. www.cbc.ca/sports/. Canadian Press. CBC Sports. 27 June 2024.
  7. News: Pyette. Ryan. 10 August 2024. Canada's Katie Vincent takes Olympic gold in women's 200m canoe sprint. National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 10 August 2024.