Posted on: Sunday, August 17, 2003
Colin wins gold medal in kayaking
Advertiser News Services
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KATHY COLIN
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Nortje sprinted to victory in the 500-meter singles race. Ninety minutes later, Nortje and Colin cruised to an easy victory in the K2 women's 500-meter doubles.
"This feels great. I like the color of these medals better," said Colin, who previously won a silver.
Miami's Benjie Lewis and partner Brandon Woods of Kane'ohe, Hawai'i, fell short of winning their second medal in as many days when they finished fifth in the two-man 500-meter kayak event yesterday.
Lewis and Woods, who won a silver medal in the K2 1,000-meter race Friday, finished in 1 minute 36.29 seconds in a race won by the Brazilian team of Carlos Campos and Fabio Demarchi in 1:33.09.
