Connor Fitzpatrick

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Connor Fitzpatrick
Personal information
Born (1998-04-15) April 15, 1998 (age 27)
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Medal record
Men's Canoeing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Dartmouth C-2 Mix 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Duisburg C-2 Mix 500 m
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago C–1 1000 m

Connor Fitzpatrick (born April 15, 1998) is a Canadian canoeist. [1]

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Career

In 2018, Fitzpatrick formed a C-2 boat with Roland Varga. They won the C-2 1000m B final in their first World Cup event in Szeged, Hungary and the following week they advanced to the A final. At the World Championships, they placed sixth in the B final of the C-2 1000m.

In 2019, Fitzpatrick and Varga broke the National record at the 2019 World Championships in the C-2 1000m to 3:28.742 in semifinals before finishing second in the B final (11th overall). In May 2021, Fitzpatrick along with Varga were named to their first Olympic team in the C-2 1000 event. [2] [3]

References

  1. Long, Samantha (April 22, 2021). "Ticket to Tokyo: Dartmouth man heading to Olympics in canoeing". CTV Atlantic . Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  2. "Fitzpatrick and Varga Paddling Straight to Tokyo". canoekayak.ca. Canoe Kayak Canada. March 5, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  3. Belardi, Robert (May 13, 2021). "Roland Varga joining Team Canada in Tokyo this summer". Caledon Citizen. Caledon, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2021.