By Philip O’Connor
PARIS (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Lisa Carrington completed a stunning clean sweep of gold medals in her Olympic events at by winning the women’s kayak single 500 metres title in her third and final competition at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Saturday.
Hungary’s Tamara Csipes came second to take the silver medal, with Denmark’s Emma Aastrand Jorgensen picking up the bronze. Carrington grabbed victory after another manifestation of her strong stroking and stubborn will to win.
Often called “The GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) In The Boat” back home, the 35-year-old closed out her Olympics by blazing to the win in the solo race in an Olympic record 1:47.36 to add to the golds she won in the kayak four and double events.
Hungary’s Csipes put the Kiwi under enormous pressure, briefly taking the lead, but Carrington came roaring back to win by just over a second, with Jorgensen edging out New Zealand’s Aimee Fisher to take the bronze medal.
Saturday’s gold wass Carrington’s eighth Games triumph, making her by far the most successful New Zealand Olympian.
(Reporting by Philip O’Connor; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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