Ronald Rauhe Of Germany Wins Medal In 5th Olympics
Aug 7, 2021, 4:29 PM
Germany's Ronald Rauhe competes to winning the gold medal in the men's kayak four 500m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo on August 7, 2021. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)
TOKYO (AP) — Ronald Rauhe became the first man to win a medal in canoe sprint in five Olympics when Germany won the men’s kayak four 500 meters in the final race at the Sea Forest Waterway.
Lisa Carrington of New Zealand missed out on her fourth medal of the week when the Kiwis finished fourth in the women’s kayak four 500.
Germany🇩🇪 has won #gold in #CanoeSprint – Men's Kayak Four 500m at #Tokyo2020 #UnitedByEmotion | #StrongerTogether | #Olympics
— #Tokyo2020 (@Tokyo2020) August 7, 2021
Hungary won the race.
Serghei Tarnovschi of Moldova returned to the Olympics to win a bronze medal in the men’s canoe 1,000 after being stripped of his 2016 bronze medal for a positive doping test.
