Nevin Harrison
American canoeist (born 2002)
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Nevin Harrison (/ˈnɛvɪn/ NEH-vin; born June 2, 2002)[1] is an American sprint canoeist.
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Harrison at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 2, 2002 |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Sprint canoe |
Event | C-1 200 m |
| Club | Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club |
Career
Harrison began canoeing at age 12 with the Seattle Canoe and Kayak Club in Seattle, Washington. She began competing for the United States at age 15, competing at the 2017 ICF Olympic Hopes Regatta in Račice, Czech Republic, winning silver in C-1 1000m, gold in 500m, and gold in 200m in the 2002 age group.[2] The next year, at the 2018 ICF Olympic Hopes Regatta in Poznan, Poland, she won gold in C-1 500m and 200m in the 2002 age group. In 2019, she moved to the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club Racing Team in Gainesville, Georgia to train with coach Zsolt Szadovszki. At the 2019 USA Team Trials in Oklahoma City,[3] she won senior and junior C-1 1000m, 500m and 200m. She competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru and won C-1 200m. At the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, she won gold in C-1 200m,[4] becoming the first American to win a world championship in sprint canoe.[5][6]
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, winning the gold medal in the women's C-1 200 meters.[7][8][9] At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, she won the silver medal in the same event.[10]
