Canada captures a silver in rowing
Posted Aug 12, 2016 10:12:28 AM.
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RIO DE JANEIRO – Canadian rowers Lindsay Jennerich and Patricia Obee have won a silver medal in the women’s lightweight double sculls at the Rio Olympics.
The Victoria duo raced to a time of seven minutes 5.88 seconds at Lagoa Stadium.
Ilse Paulis and Maaike Head of the Netherlands won gold in 7:04.73 while China’s Huang Wenyi and Pan Feihong were third in 7:06.49.
The Canadians showed off their impressive finishing power. They were fifth at the 1,000-metre mark, three seconds off the pace. Entering the final 500, they had shaved the deficit to 1.63 seconds to sit third. A powerful kick down the stretch propelled them to second.
Jennerich and Obee were left devastated after flaming out in the semifinals four years ago at the London Games, finishing a disappointing seventh overall.
The pair were fourth at last year’s world championships after placing second in 2014, but they found their groove in the lead-up to Brazil, winning their final World Cup race in May.
