Laurence J. "Larry" Cain, (born January 9, 1963) is a Canadian sprint canoeist. He was the first Canadian canoeist since

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to win an

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gold medal in canoeing.

Early life

Cain was born in

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. He attended

Oakville Trafalgar High School Oakville Trafalgar High School (OTHS, often referred to as OT) is a secondary school located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The school receives most of its students from nearby feeder schools, including Maple Grove Public School, École EJ James, St ...

Career

Cain began his career in 1974 at the Oakville Racing Canoe Club, now the Burloak Canoe Club, in

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. Cain competed in three Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the C-1 500 m, and a silver medal in the C1 1000 m events. He also won a silver medal in the C-1 1000 m event at the

1989 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1989 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The men's competition consisted of eight Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Five events were held for the women, all in kayak. Men's C-4 500 m and ...

in Plovdiv. In 1984, he was made a Member of the

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. In 1997, he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. A trail in Oakville has been named in his honour running along the town's waterfront where Cain trained. Cain taught

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at St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School until 2014."Olympic canoe champion Larry Cain carves niche in paddleboard racing"
''CTV News'', Donna Spencer, December 26, 2016 He then worked as a coach, preparing paddlers for the Olympic Games in Rio. In 2016 Cain founded an online paddle-training company called Paddle Monster for standup paddleboarding. Cain also coached High Performance Canoeing at Burloak Canoe Club."Stand-up paddleboarding: Sport federations squabble over control"
Michael Drapack · ''CBC News'' · Oct 31, 2017

References

External links

Official websiteLarry Cain
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Paddle Monster
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