American teenager Nevin Harrison wins first Olympic women’s canoe 200m
by Tom Dart at Sea Forest Waterway from US news | The Guardian on (#5MZQ7)
- Seattle teen wins first US sprint canoe or kayak medal since 1992
- Vincent-Lapointe, the C1 200m world record holder, takes silver
There are so few top American canoeists and kayakers that growing up in Seattle, Nevin Harrison's idols were athletes in other sports such as Gabby Douglas and Allyson Felix.
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