MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL – Canada won two medals in women’s canoe today to wrap up the competition at the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal.
Katie Vincent of Mississauga, ON won a silver medal in the U23 Women’s C1 500m. She also placed fifth today in the U23 Women’s C1 200m. Vincent won gold in C1 200m at the Junior World Championships last year and is already showing her strength internationally in her first year competing in the U23 class.
Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC) and Juliette Brault (Pointe-Claire, QC) won a bronze medal in the Junior Women’s C2 200m. In other Women’s Canoe events, Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) and Mariah Godin (Waverley, NS) finished fourth in the U23 Women’s C2 200m final. Jillian Perrone of Oakville, ON was seventh in the Junior Women’s C1 200m.
Andréanne Langlois of Québec, QC had an eighth place finish in the U23 Women’s K1 200m.
The U23 Men’s C4 500m crew of Tom Hall (Waverley, NS), Jeremy Stott (Mississauga, ON), Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON), and Evan Bezemer (Mississauga, ON) finished eighth in the final.
In the Junior Men’s C4 500m, the crew of Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS), Gavin Jaeger-Freeborn (Calgary, AB), Jack Leahy (Dartmouth, NS) and Brady Garcia (Calgary, AB) finished ninth in the final.
A full compilation of Canadian results for the final day of competition is shown below. This concludes the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships. Canada’s senior team will compete next at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships from August 19 to 23 in Milan, Italy.
Summary of Results
| Athlete | Event | Result |
| Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) | U23 Women’s C1 500m | 2nd in A-final
Silver medal |
| Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC), Juliette Brault (Pointe-Claire, QC) | Junior Women’s C2 200m | 3rd in A-final
Bronze medal |
| Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS),
Mariah Godin (Waverley, NS) |
U23 Women’s C2 200m | 4th in A-final |
| Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) | U23 Women’s C1 200m | 5th in A-final |
| Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON) | Junior Women’s C1 200m | 7th in A-final |
| Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) | U23 Women’s K1 200m | 8th in A-final |
| Tom Hall (Waverley, NS),
Jeremy Stott (Mississauga, ON), Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON), Evan Bezemer (Mississauga, ON) |
U23 Men’s C4 500m | 8th in A-final |
| Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS),
Gavin Jaeger-Freeborn (Calgary, AB), Jack Leahy (Dartmouth, NS), Brady Garcia (Calgary, AB) |
Junior Men’s C4 500m | 9th in A-final
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| Nicolas Matveev (Toronto, ON),
Jacob Steele (Halifax, NS), Victor Desaulniers (Trois-Rivières, QC), Vincent Jourdenais (Trois-Rivières, QC) |
Junior Men’s K4 1000m | 10th overall |
| Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) | U23 Men’s K1 200m | 11th overall |
| Samantha Hall (Dartmouth, NS) | U23 Women’s K1 500m | 12th overall |
| Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) | U23 Men’s C1 200m | 14th overall |
| Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivieres, QC),
Liam O’Brien (Dartmouth, NS) |
U23 Men’s K2 200m | 14th overall |
| Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON),
Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS) |
U23 Women’s K2 500m | 15th overall |
| James Lavallee (Winnipeg, MB) | Junior Men’s K1 200m | 15th overall |
| Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS) | Junior Men’s C1 200m | 16th overall |
| Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS) | Junior Women’s K1 200m | 18th overall |
| August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON) | Junior Women’s K1 500m | 24th overall |
Corrections
- The Junior Women’s K4 500m crew of August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON), Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS), Kady Leard (Waverley, NS) and Anna Negulic (Halifax, NS) placed 13th, not 14th as reported in yesterday’s release.
- The Junior Men’s K2 200m was composed of Nicolas Matveev (Toronto, ON) and Vincent Jourdenais (Trois-Rivières, QC) and they placed seventh in yesterday’s semi-final.
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