Egan Wins World Championship Bronze in South Africa
A huge congratulations to Jenny Egan of Salmon Leap Canoe Club who won a World Championships bronze medal in the Womens Senior K1 race in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Jenny stayed well positioned in the lead group throughout the 26.2km race to secure Ireland’s first Senior Marathon Canoeing World Championships medal since Gary Mawer’s silver medal in 1996.
Well done to all Irish paddlers who raced in South Africa:
- Ronan Foley – 5th K1 Men Junior
- Aisling Smith – 17th K1 Women
- Barry Watkins – 19th K1 Men
- Peter Egan – 24th K1 Men
- Malcom Banks – 4th Masters 55 – 59 K1, 4th Masters 55-59 K2
Full results for each class at the 2017 and all previous Canoe Marathon world championships can be found here
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