Olympic finals took place in C1 1000 meters, K2W 500 meters, K1W 200 meters, and K1 1000 meters today in Rio de Janeiro.
German canoeist Sebastian Brendel won by more than a second and a half to claim the C1 1000-meter gold medal. The results are posted here.
The always-powerful Hungarian team took its first victory in this regatta when Gabriella Szabó and Danusia Kozákteamed up to edge out a German pair for the K2W 500-meter gold. Go here for the results of this final.
In the K1W 200-meter final, Lisa Carrington of New Zealand burnished her reputation as the fastest female paddler in the world with her victory. Her time of 39.864 is an Olympic best. The results are here.
And in the K1 1000 meters, Spaniard Marcus Walz won an exciting final that featured many lead changes. Results can be found here.
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