Larry Cain

Laurence J. "Larry" Cain, CM (born January 9, 1963) is a Canadian sprint canoeist. He was the first Canadian canoeist since Frank Amyot to win an Olympic gold medal in canoeing.

Larry Cain
Personal information
Full nameLaurence J. Cain
NationalityCanadian
Born (1963-01-09) January 9, 1963
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportCanoe racing
Event(s)C-1 500 m, C-1 1000 m
ClubBurloak Canoe Club
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Los AngelesC-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place1984 Los AngelesC-1 1000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1989 PlovdivC-1 1000 m

Early life

Cain was born in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Oakville Trafalgar High School.

Career

Cain began his career in 1974 at the Oakville Racing Canoe Club, now the Burloak Canoe Club, in Oakville, Ontario.[1]

Cain competed in three Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the C-1 500 m,[2] and a silver medal in the C1 1000 m[2] events. He also won a silver medal in the C-1 1000 m event at the 1989 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Plovdiv.[3]

In 1984, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[4] 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.[5]

Cain taught Physical Education at St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School until 2014.[5][6] He then worked as a coach, preparing paddlers for the Olympic Games in Rio.[6]

In 2016 Cain founded an online paddle-training company called Paddle Monster for standup paddleboarding.[7] Cain also coached High Performance Canoeing at Burloak Canoe Club.[8]

References
  1. "Larry Cain". Oakville Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  2. Kamber, Raymond. Medal Winners Since 1936 - 2007 (PDF). Canoe ICF. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  3. Kamber, Raymond. Medal Winners Since 1936 - 2007 (PDF). Canoe ICF. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  4. "Order of Canada". Governor General of Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  5. "Larry Cain Trail". Oakville Trails. Town of Oakville. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  6. "Olympic canoe champion Larry Cain carves niche in paddleboard racing". CTV News, Donna Spencer, December 26, 2016
  7. "Olympic canoeist Larry Cain back on the water – as a paddleboard coach". DONNA SPENCER. The Globe and Mail, December 26, 2016
  8. "Stand-up paddleboarding: Sport federations squabble over control". Michael Drapack · CBC News · Oct 31, 2017
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