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.

But Canadian athletes didnB次元官网网址檛 just surpass those marks. They blew past them further as VancouverB次元官网网址檚 Phil Kim won the first-ever gold medal in menB次元官网网址檚 breaking, and Marco Arop took home silver in the menB次元官网网址檚 800 after finishing one-hundredth of a second behind the gold medallist.

Canada ended the penultimate day of the Olympics in 11th place with 27 medals B次元官网网址� nine gold, seven silver and 11 bronze.

The countryB次元官网网址檚 previous high for total medals at a non-boycotted Summer Games was set three years ago in Tokyo. Its gold-medal high mark of seven was set at the 1992 Barcelona Games and equalled in Tokyo.

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.

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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B次元官网网址淎nd you know, 44.1 (seconds) was a dream seven or eight years ago. We were winning (with) times of 46, and then it got down to 45, and then slowly it got lower and lower. WeB次元官网网址檙e approaching a 43.3 area, with the right day, and itB次元官网网址檚 just a credit to how hard all these girls are working all over the world.B次元官网网址�

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.

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.

Kim, who competes as B-Boy Phil Wizard, claimed the historic menB次元官网网址檚 breaking medal with a 3-0 win over local favourite Danis Civil (Dany Dann) of France in the final.

The former world champion from Vancouver looked unfazed by any of the moves thrown down by Civil, a former nurse who gave up his career to concentrate on breaking.

While the crowd might have been on Dany DannB次元官网网址檚 side, KimB次元官网网址檚 repertoire of freezes and spins won over the judges, who earned 23 of the 27 votes over the three rounds and won the second and third rounds unanimously.

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Kim also beat Civil 2-0 in their first bout of the group stage.

The Canadian scored a 3-0 semifinal win over JapanB次元官网网址檚 Shigeyuki Nakarai (Shigekix), who lost the bronze-medal battle 3-0 to Victor Montalvo (Victor) of the United States.

Arop, from Edmonton, topped the clock in the 800 metres in a Canadian-record time of one minute 41.20 seconds.

KenyaB次元官网网址檚 Emmanuel Wanyonyi held on for gold, beating Arop by one-hundredth of a second in 1:41.19. The two times are now the third- and fourth-fastest ever in the 800.

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AlgeriaB次元官网网址檚 Djamel Sedjati, who entered the race unbeaten this year, took bronze in 1:41.50.

AropB次元官网网址檚 previous personal best and Canadian record was 1:42.85, which he ran in the Diamond League final last September.

B次元官网网址淣ot really,B次元官网网址� Arop, the reigning 800 world champion replied when asked if he was shocked by his time. B次元官网网址淚 know these guys have been running 1:41 all year, so I just imagined if I keep myself in it and finish strong, itB次元官网网址檚 going to be incredibly fast.

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

Canadian wrestler Ana Paula Godinez Gonzalez came up short inthe bronze-medal match in the womenB次元官网网址檚 62-kilogram freestyle division.

The 24-year-old from Burnaby, B.C. lost to Grace Jacob Bullen of Norway by a score of 11-0.

Earlier Saturday, Godinez Gonzalez defeated RomaniaB次元官网网址檚 Kriszta Tunde Incze 2-0 in a repechage at the Champ-de-Mars arena to reach the medal round.

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.

B次元官网网址淚 gave myself a lot of good opportunities,B次元官网网址� Henderson said. B次元官网网址淚 feel like if I had made two or three different putts throughout the round then I feel like the momentum would have been more in my favour.B次元官网网址�

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.

CanadaB次元官网网址檚 4x400 relay team finished sixth in their final, TorontoB次元官网网址檚 Zoe Sherar of Borden, Sask., Savannah Sutherland, TorontoB次元官网网址檚 Kyra Constantine and OttawaB次元官网网址檚 Lauren Gale finished with a season-best time of three minutes 22.01 seconds.

In artistic swimming MontrealB次元官网网址檚 Audrey Lamothe and Jacqueline Simoneau of Saint-Laurent, Que. were ninth in the womenB次元官网网址檚 duet. The pair struggled mightily to a 15th-place showing in FridayB次元官网网址檚 technical routine, but gave an idea of what they are capable of with the third-highest score in SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 free routine.

In track cycling, Kelsey Mitchell will not defend her Olympic sprint title Sunday after falling to Lea Friedrich of Germany in todayB次元官网网址檚 quarterfinals. But HamiltonB次元官网网址檚 James Hedgcock and Nick Wammes of Bothwell, Ont., advanced out of their repechages to reach the quarterfinals of the menB次元官网网址檚 keirin.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 10, 2024.

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