Laurent Lavigne (canoeist)

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Laurent Lavigne
Personal information
Born (2001-05-16) May 16, 2001 (age 24)
Trois-Rivières, Quebec,Canada
Sport
Sport Canoeing
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago K-4 500 metres
ICF World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svgPitesti 2019K-1 500 metres

Laurent Lavigne (born May 16, 2001) is a Canadian sprint kayaker. [1] [2]

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Career

At the 2019 World Junior Championships in Pitești, Romania, Lavigne won silver in the K-1 500 metres event. [3] This was the first medal at the World Junior Championships by a Canadian male in over 20 years. [1]

Lavigne made his senior debut in 2021. [1] At the 2023 Worlds, Lavigne finished in 10th in the K-4 500 metres, helping Canada qualify the boat for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [4] In September 2023, Lavigne was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team. [5] At the games, Lavigne was part of the silver medal-winning K-4 500 metres team. [1]

In June 2024, Lavigne was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Laurent Lavigne". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Richard, Nicholas (16 June 2023). "Laurent Lavigne Marcher sur les eaux" [Laurent Lavigne Walking on water]. La Presse . Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  3. ↑ Turcotte, Steve (4 August 2019). "Laurent Lavigne médaillé d'argent aux Mondiaux juniors" [Laurent Lavigne silver medalist at the Junior Worlds]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  4. ↑ Richard, Nicholas (17 April 2024). "Laurent Lavigne : prendre son temps pour mieux le contempler" [Laurent Lavigne: take your time to better contemplate him]. La Presse . Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Canada's Santiago 2023 canoe/kayak sprint team announced" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  6. ↑ McGoldrick, Hayley (24 June 2024). "Team Canada canoe/kayak sprint paddlers aim to keep momentum going at Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "2021 Olympic medallist Katie Vincent fronts Canada's sprint canoe/kayak team for Paris". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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