Katharine Leslie "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.
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| Full name | Katharine Leslie Vincent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 12, 1996 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Mississauga Canoe Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Sloan MacKenzie (C-2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Kyle Jeffrey and Mark Granger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe 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.
References
edit- ^ "Katie Vincent | Canoe Kayak Canada".
- ^ C-1 500 m results
- ^ "Qualifying for Tokyo Olympics an unprecedented challenge because of COVID-19". Toronto Sun. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (August 6, 2021). "Vincent Lapointe & Vincent win C-2 500m bronze at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ McGoldrick, Hayley (June 24, 2024). "Team Canada canoe/kayak sprint paddlers aim to keep momentum going at Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "2021 Olympic medallist Katie Vincent fronts Canada's sprint canoe/kayak team for Paris". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Pyette, Ryan (August 10, 2024). "Canada's Katie Vincent takes Olympic gold in women's 200m canoe sprint". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
