Kristen Kit (born August 18, 1988) is a Canadian multi-sports athlete, who competes as a

coxswain The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boat ...

in both women's eights and mixed

coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oa ...

rowing events, and who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team in road bicycle racing. In rowing, Kit competes in international level events where she has won six medals in eights and coxed fours. She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics as the coxwain of the women's eight boat. At the Olympics, the boat won the gold medal, Canada's first in the event since 1992.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kit, Kristen 1988 births Living people Canadian female rowers Canadian female cyclists Coxswains (rowing) Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Rowers from St. Catharines Paralympic medalists in rowing Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada Paralympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic gold medalists for Canada Canadian people of Ukrainian descent World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada