Alexa Kaien Irvin (born July 20, 1992) is a Canadian sprint kayaker.[1] She is the current Pan American Games champion in the women's K-4 500 metres, she won gold together with Andréanne Langlois, Alanna Bray-Lougheed, and Anna Negulic at the 2019 Pan American Games.[2][3] Irvin also won gold in the K-4 500 metres at the 2011 Pan American Games.[4]
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Full name | Alexa Kaien Irvin | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Prince Rupert, British Columbia[1] | July 20, 1992|||||||||||||||||
Home town | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Kayaking | |||||||||||||||||
Event | K-4 500 | |||||||||||||||||
College team | Dalhousie University | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ a b "Alexa Irvin profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. 25 October 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Women kayakers win Canada's 1st Pan Am Games gold medal". CBC Sports. July 28, 2019.
- ^ "Canada's Black continues to shine at Pan Am Games". The Chronicle Herald. July 30, 2019.
- ^ Anjuli Patel (July 30, 2019). "8 years after winning gold at Pan Am Games, Nova Scotian does it again". CBC News.
External links
edit- Alexa Irvin at the International Canoe Federation
- Alexa Irvin at Team Canada
- Alexa Kaien Irvin at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games