Canoe Kayak Canada athlete Katie Vincent poses for their official headshots on June 15, 2023. (Photo by Evan Buhler/COC)Canoe Kayak Canada athlete Katie Vincent poses for their official headshots on June 15, 2023. (Photo by Evan Buhler/COC)
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Katie Vincent captures canoe gold, sets new record

Canada's Katie Vincent has her second medal of the 2024 Olympic Games and it is gold.

Vincent finished the women's canoe single 200 metre in 44.12 seconds, just one one-hundredth of a second ahead of the silver medalist, Nevin Harrison of the United States.

Cuba's Yarisleidis Cirilo Duboys, the reigning world champion, finished third with a time of 44.36 seconds.

Vincent won a bronze medal on Friday in the women's canoe doubles 500 metre, with partner Sloan MacKenzie.

This was Canada's 25th medal at Paris 2024, a national record for a non-boycotted Summer Games.

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