Canada wins silver medal in men’s kayaking
Posted October 27, 2011 6:04 pm.
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Canada won silver in the men’s K4 1,000-metre race Thursday at the Pan American Games.
Richard Dober Jr. of Cap de la Madeleine, Que., Philippe Duschesneau of St-Denis-de-Brompton, Que., Toronto’s Steven Jorens and Connor Taras of Waverley, N.S., finished in three minutes 2.653 seconds in the kayak final.
Cuba won gold in 3:01.061, while Brazil (3:02.821) took the bronze.
“It was a great race, probably one of the best K4 races I’ve ever had,” Taras said. “It was great to be on the podium and it was rewarding after a long year of hard work. It sets the mood for the rest of the regatta.”
Added Duschesneau: “It was a smart race. We stuck to our plan perfectly and I am happy about the result. We were really relaxed and in control, compared with a lot of K4 races I’ve competed in.”
In other events, Jennifer Park of Nanaimo, B.C., won silver in women’s bowling, while Montreal’s Caroline Lagrange earned bronze.
Park fell 2-0 to Elizabeth Johnson of the U.S. in the final. Park beat Lagrange 2-1 in the semis.
Meanwhile, Canada’s men’s fencing team beat Chile 45-27 to take bronze in the team epee event.
Vancouver’s Tigran Bajgoric, Igor Gantsevich of Richmond, B.C., Quebec City’s Vincent Pelletier and Montreal’s Etienne Lalonde-Turbide dropped a close 40-39 decision to Venezuela in the semis.
The Venezuelans were set to take on the U.S. for gold later Thursday.
