Lois Betteridge (canoeist)

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Lois Betteridge
2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships - Lois Betteridge - Canada - by 2eight - 9SC5012.jpg
Personal information
Born (1997-12-17) December 17, 1997 (age 27)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
Sport Canoe slalom
Event
C1, K1, kayak cross
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago C1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Kayak cross
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima C1

Lois Betteridge (born December 17, 1997) [1] is a Canadian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2015 in C1, K1 and kayak cross. [2] She is a three-time silver medallist at the Pan American Games and she participated at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [3]

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Career

She won a silver medal in the C1 event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. [4] [5]

In June 2023, Betteridge was named to her second Pan American Games team. [6] [7] She won two silver medals at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile (C1 and kayak cross).

In May 2024, Betteridge was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team. [8] She competed in three events at the 2024 Paris Olympics, finishing 19th in the C1 event, 20th in the K1 event and 24th in kayak cross. [9]

Betteridge and Yannick Laviolette finished in 6th place in the overall standings of the 2018 Canoe Slalom World Cup in the C2 mixed event.

References

  1. "Lois Betteridge". Team Canada. June 27, 2019.
  2. "Lois BETTERIDGE (CAN)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  3. https://olympic.ca/team-canada/lois-betteridge/
  4. Gillen, Nancy (August 5, 2019). "Peru shine on final day of Lima 2019 surfing as Rosas and Mesinas qualify for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  5. "Lima 2019 - August 4". Team USA. August 4, 2019. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  6. "Canada's canoe/kayak slalom team announced for Santiago 2023" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  7. Lloyd, Owen (July 13, 2022). "Betteridge set to challenge for Santiago 2023 after Canada squad inclusion". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  8. Nichols, Paula (May 8, 2024). "Two slalom paddlers set to make Olympic debuts at Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  9. https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/lois-betteridge