Canada’s paddlers continue charge to Pan American Games podium
By The Canadian Press on November 4, 2023.
SANTIAGO, Chile – Canada’s paddlers continued their medal haul at the Pan American Games with a gold, silver and two bronze Saturday. Katie Vincent and Sloan MacKenzie were victorious in the women’s C2 500 metres Saturday in San Pedro de la Paz, southwest of Santiago, Chile. Canada capped the canoe and kayak competition with nine medals – four gold, two silver and three bronze – ahead of Argentina with seven medals, including two gold. Nicholas Matveev, Pierre-Luc Poulin, Laurent Lavigne and Simon McTavish were silver medallists in the men’s K4 500 metres behind Argentina. Courtney Stott and Madeleine Schmidt took bronze in the women’s K2 500. Connor Fitzpatrick was also a bronze medallist in men’s C1 1,000. Vincent of Mississauga, Ont., earned an Olympic bronze medal with Laurence Vincent Lapointe in Tokyo just over two years ago when women’s canoeing was part of the Olympic program for the first time. Also Saturday, Keegan Soehn and Remi Aubin were silver medallists in synchronized men’s trampoline. Canada’s Brock Hoel, Emy Legault, Liam Donnelly and Dominka Jamnicky earned bronze in the mixed team triathlon. The women’s softball team defeated Mexico 7-0 for bronze. The Pan American Games close Sunday. With several medal events still to go Saturday, Canada ranked third in overall medals and fourth in gold among 34 participating countries from the Americas and Caribbean. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 4, 2023. 11-10
