Canada’s Katie Vincent captured gold in the women’s C1 500-metre final at a Canoe Sprint World Cup event on Saturday in Szeged, Hungary.
The 29-year-old took home gold in the women’s C-1 200 at last summer’s Paris GamesThe Canadian Press
· Posted: May 17, 2025 2:44 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago
Katie Vincent of Team Canada reacts after winning the goal medal in the Women’s Canoe Single 200m Final A on Aug. 10, 2024 at the Paris Olympic Games. (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)Canada’s Katie Vincent captured gold in the women’s C1 500-metre final at a Canoe Sprint World Cup event on Saturday in Szeged, Hungary.
Vincent paddled across the finish line in two minutes 5.43 seconds, beating silver medallist Yanan Ma of China (2:06.24) in a tight race.
Spain’s Maria Corbera took bronze (2:09.14).
Vincent is a three-time Olympic medallist. She won gold in the women’s C-1 200 at last summer’s Paris Games, setting a world-best time of 44.12 seconds.
It was Canada’s first-ever Olympic gold in a women’s canoe or kayak event.
The 29-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., also won bronze in the C-2 500 at both the Paris Games and the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
