Kia Byers (born October 6, 1987 in

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) is a

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sprint kayaker who has competed since 2000. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 4 x 200 m event at the

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. Byers also won a gold medal at the

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in the women's K-2 500 m event, alongside

Marie-Christine Schmidt Marie-Christine Schmidt (born August 19, 1986 in LaSalle, Quebec) is a Canadian sprint kayaker. She won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in the women's K-2 500 metres event, alongside Kia Byers. See also *List of Canoe/Kayak athlet ...

. Kia has been a carded member of the Canadian National team since 2006 competing at the World Championships since 2009. She has been number one in the K-1 200m event since 2009, racing it at each World Championships since.

References

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1987 births Living people Canadian female canoeists Canoeists at the 2007 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan University of Regina alumni University of Saskatchewan alumni ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Canadian women 20th-century Canadian women {{canada-canoe-bio-stub