Bridgitte Hartley

Bridgitte Ellen Hartley (born 14 July 1983) is a South African canoe sprinter who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth. Three years later, at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Bridgitte again won the bronze medal, this time in the K-1 (Kayak Singles – Women) 500m event. In August 2014, she replicated her Olympic form, and at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow she picked up a third career bronze model in international competition.^[1] Hartley became the first person from both South Africa and the African continent to medal at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Hartley also competed in the K-2 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but was eliminated in the semifinals.^[1]

NationalitySouth African

Born (1983-07-14) 14 July 1983 (age 42)

Sandton, South Africa

Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)

Weight66 kg (146 lb)

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Bridgitte Hartley

Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	(1983-07-14) 14 July 1983 (age 42) Sandton, South Africa
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country	South Africa
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Natal Canoe Club
Medal record Women's canoe sprint Olympic Games 2012 London K-1 500m World Championships 2009 Dartmouth K-1 1000 m 2014 Moscow K-1 500 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 1000 m All-Africa Games 2011 Maputo K-1 200m 2011 Maputo K-1 500m 2011 Maputo K-2 500m African Games 2019 Rabat K-2 200 m 2019 Rabat K-2 500 m

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Hartley competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In the women's K-1 200 m event, she finished in 13th place.^[2] In the women's K-1 500 m event, she finished in 16th place.^[3]

In February 2022, she was elected as chair of the International Canoe Federation's (ICF) Athlete Committee.^[4]