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Kristen Kit (born August 18, 1988) is a Canadian multi-sports athlete, who competes as a coxswain in both women's eights and mixed coxed four rowing events, and who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team InstaFund La Prima in road bicycle racing.[1][2]

Kristen Kit
Personal information
Full nameKristen Kit
Born (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 35)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Cycling career
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2019InstaFund La Prima
Professional team
2020InstaFund La Prima
Sport
Country Canada
Sport
  • Road bicycle racing
  • ClubUniversity of British Columbia Rowing Club
    Coached byMichelle Darvill

    Medal record

    Representing  Canada
    Women's rowing
    Olympic Games
    Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Eight
    World Championships
    Silver medal – second place 2017 Sarasota Eight
    Silver medal – second place 2018 Plovdiv Eight
    Bronze medal – third place 2013 Chungju Eight
    Bronze medal – third place 2022 Račice Eight
    World U23 Championships
    Bronze medal – third place 2010 Brest Eight
    Pan American Games
    Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Eight
    Pararowing
    Paralympic Games
    Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro LTA mixed
    coxed four
    World Championships
    Bronze medal – third place 2015 Aiguebelette-le-lac LTA mixed
    coxed four

    In rowing, Kit competes in international events where she has won six medals in eights and coxed fours.[3][4][5] She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics as the coxwain of the women's eight boat.[6] At the Olympics, the boat won the gold medal, Canada's first in the event since 1992.[7][8]

    References

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    1. ^ "InstaFund La Prima". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  • ^ "Kristen Kit". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  • ^ "Kristen Kit - Canadian Paralympic Committee". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 15 January 2020.
  • ^ "Kristen Kit - World Rowing". World Rowing. 15 January 2020.
  • ^ "Kristen Kit - Rowing Canada". Rowing Canada. 15 January 2020.
  • ^ Dheensaw, Cleve. "Cycling injury during training could keep rower from Tokyo Olympics". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  • ^ Nichols, Paula (29 July 2021). "Team Canada women's eight wins rowing gold at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  • ^ Smart, Zack (29 July 2021). "Canada's women's eight rowing crew captures Olympic gold for 1st time in 29 years". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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