IRELAND’S JENNY EGAN claimed a bronze medal at the ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Portugal this weekend.
It’s the first time that Ireland has won a medal at this event, with Egan earning a third-place finish in the K1 5000m.
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Egan — who missed out on qualification for the London and Rio Olympic Games by the narrowest of margins — finished in a time of 24:15.075 to secure the bronze medal.
She came in 13.338 behind the winner Lizzie Broughton of Great Britain who clocked a time of 24:01.737, while Maryna Litvinchuk took the silver medal in a time of 24:12.014.
Well done Jenny Egan!! A world championship canoe sprint medal for Ireland for the first time ever, bronze in the K1 5000m.
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History maker! Egan bags bronze to deliver Ireland's first world championship canoe sprint medal
IRELAND’S JENNY EGAN claimed a bronze medal at the ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Portugal this weekend.
It’s the first time that Ireland has won a medal at this event, with Egan earning a third-place finish in the K1 5000m.
Egan — who missed out on qualification for the London and Rio Olympic Games by the narrowest of margins — finished in a time of 24:15.075 to secure the bronze medal.
She came in 13.338 behind the winner Lizzie Broughton of Great Britain who clocked a time of 24:01.737, while Maryna Litvinchuk took the silver medal in a time of 24:12.014.
In 2017, Egan claimed her second canoe sprint World Cup gold medal by defending her K1 5,000 metres crown from the previous year.
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