GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA (May 21, 2016) – Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) has earned Canada an additional athlete quota spot for the Olympic Games to bring to total in Women’s Kayak to four. Langlois confidently won the Women’s K1 200m today at the Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships and Continental Olympic Qualifier on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia.
“I was ready at trials and even more ready for Pan Ams. I realized this is my time to shine and it worked,” said Langlois. At spring training camp, Langlois started training with Émilie Fournel and has since been on a speed surge. “We started to line up and do some workouts, and I was there. I was like ‘maybe it’s my turn.’”
The Men’s K2 200m crew of Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) finished second. Only 0.07 of a second separated them from the win. The Brazilian crew took the victory and with it, two Olympic quota spots.
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) finished with a silver medal in the Men’s C1 200m. The Cuban paddler won gold and will be given first dibs on the additional quota spot. There is a chance the Cubans could decline the spot so Tardioli’s World Cups will be assessed against Mark Oldershaw’s and Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Committee will make a recommendation on which event to prioritize based on how those decisions and results play out.
Quota count wraps up at seven
In total for sprint Canoe Kayak, Canada has qualified seven Olympic quota spots including (still to be ratified by the ICF):
- Men’s K1 200m
- Men’s K1 1000m
- Women’s K1 500m
- Women’s K1 200m
- Women’s K2 500m
- Men’s C1 1000m
More Pan Am medals in Senior non-qualifier and Junior events
In non-qualifier Senior events, Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) won three gold medals today including the Women’s K1 1000m. She paired with Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC) to win the other two in K2 1000m and 200m. Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) and Tom Hall (Dartmouth, NS) captured a bronze medal in the Senior Men’s C2 200m.
In Junior events, Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) won gold in the Junior Men’s K1 200m. Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC) won her second medal of the regatta – a gold in the Junior Women’s C1 200m. Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS) took bronze in the Junior Women’s K1 200m.
Competition concludes tomorrow at Lake Lanier. The Continental Qualifier events have concluded so only non-qualifier Senior events and Junior events remain.
Summary of Results
| Athlete(s) | Event | Result |
| Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) | Senior Women’s K1 200m | 1st
Gold medal |
| Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS),
Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) |
Senior Men’s K2 200m | 2nd
Silver medal |
| Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) | Senior Men’s C1 200m | 2nd
Silver medal |
| Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC) | Senior Men’s K1 200m | 4th |
| Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) | Junior Men’s K1 200m | 1st
Gold medal |
| Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC) | Junior Women’s C1 200m | 1st
Gold medal |
| Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) | Senior Women’s K1 1000m | 1st
Gold medal |
| Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)
Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) |
Senior Women’s K2 200m
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1st
Gold medal |
| Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)
Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) |
Senior Women’s K2 1000m
|
1st
Gold medal |
| Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS) | Junior Women’s K1 200m | 3rd
Bronze medal |
| Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)
Tom Hall (Dartmouth, NS) |
Senior Men’s C2 200m | 3rd
Bronze medal |
| Christian Sprang (Oakville, ON)
Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) Aidan Messenger (Oakville, ON) Paul Lapierre (Dartmouth, NS) |
Senior Men’s K4 1000m | 4th |
| Jessica MacDonald (Dartmouth, NS)
Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières) |
Senior Women’s C2 500m | 4th |
| Foster Salpeter (Montreal, QC) | Junior Men’s C1 200m | 5th |
About Canoe Kayak Canada
Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Canoe Kayak Canada has been one of Canada’s top performing summer sports having won an impressive count of 24 Olympic medals. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization which includes an intricate network of clubs as well as provincial, territorial and divisional paddling associations. Elite National Team athletes proudly represent Canada at various competitions around the globe – most notably the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Pan American Games, ICF World Cups as well as Junior, Under 23 and Senior World Championships. Follow Canoe Kayak Canada on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
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For more information:
Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca