Seattle’s Nevin Harrison wins silver medal in canoe sprint

Harrison, a graduate of Seattle’s Roosevelt High School, won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France — Seattle’s Nevin Harrison won a medal in the canoe sprint single at the Paris Olympics Saturday morning.

Harrison placed second to secure a silver medal with a time of 44.13 in the 200m, just behind Canada’s Katie Vincent who finished with a time of 44.12 winning her the gold medal.

Harrison won the gold medal in Tokyo at just 19 years old, becoming the first American woman to win a canoe or kayak sprint title at the Olympics.

A graduate of Seattle’s Roosevelt

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