Katie Vincent rewrote the record book multiple times as she surged over the finish line in the womenB次元官网网址檚 200-metre sprint canoe final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.

The 28-year-old canoeist from Mississauga, Ont., won the race in a world-record time of 44.12 seconds. And she won CanadaB次元官网网址檚 eighth gold medal, and 25th overall, in Paris. Both totals set a new standard for Canadian athletes at a non-boycotted Olympics.

Vincent just beat out Nevin Harrison of the United States, who won silver in 44:13 seconds. CubaB次元官网网址檚 Yarisleidis Cirilo took bronze.

Sophia Jensen, of Chelsea, Que., finished in sixth with a time of 45.08.

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Vincent also became CanadaB次元官网网址檚 third multi-medallist of the Games, joining swimmers Summer McIntosh (three gold, one silver) and Ilya Kharun (two bronze). She also teamed with Sloan MacKenzie of Dartmouth, N.S., to win bronze in the womenB次元官网网址檚 double 500 on Friday.

CanadaB次元官网网址檚 biggest haul was 10 gold and 44 total medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, but competition was diluted by an Eastern Bloc boycott led by the Soviet Union.

Earlier on Saturday, kayaker Michelle Russell, of Fall River, N.S., finished eighth in the womenB次元官网网址檚 single 500m final and Riley Melanson of Dartmouth was sixth in a placing race.

Canada had more chances to add to its record title later Saturday with EdmontonB次元官网网址檚 Marco Arop running in the menB次元官网网址檚 800 metres, Phil Kim of Vancouver competing in the menB次元官网网址檚 breaking event, Ana Paula Godinez Gonzalez of Burnaby, B.C., wrestling in the womenB次元官网网址檚 62-kilogram bronze-medal match and CanadaB次元官网网址檚 womenB次元官网网址檚 4x400-metre relay team in action.

A couple of other Canadian podium opportunities came up short early Saturday.

Brooke Henderson continued a late charge up the womenB次元官网网址檚 golf leaderboard, at one point climbing into a tie for fourth, before a couple of bogeys on her back nine dropped her to 1 under for the day and 3 under for the tournament, four shots behind third-place Lin Xiyu of China.

Still, the star golfer from Smiths Falls, Ont., did well to put herself in the mix heading into the final round after a mediocre start after carding a round of 5 under on Friday.

New ZealandB次元官网网址檚 Lydia Ko, a three-time Canadian Open champion, won gold at 10 under, two strokes ahead of GermanyB次元官网网址檚 Esther Henseleit,

In diving, a costly error cost Rylan Wiens of Pike Lake, Sask., a chance to add to his medal haul.

Wiens was in third place halfway through the menB次元官网网址檚 10-metre platform final, but a mistake on his fifth of six dives took him out of medal contention.

Wiens ended up seventh, three spots ahead of teammate Nathan Zsombor-Murray of Pointe-Claire, Que. The pair teamed up to win the menB次元官网网址檚 10m synchronized bronze last week for CanadaB次元官网网址檚 first-ever medal in the event.

Cao Yuan finished first to defend his Olympic title and give China an unprecedented sweep of the diving gold medals in Paris.

The Canadian Press