The 2026 ICF Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships concluded this morning (NZ time) in Halifax, Canada, finishing up as one of NZ’s most successful Junior/U23 campaigns.
The young NZ team performed admirably on the world stage, coming away with some groundbreaking and historic results, including a first junior world title by Jacqueline Kennedy.
The full results by the NZ team:
GOLD – Jacqueline Kennedy, Junior Women’s K1 500m
4th – Stella Crossan/Jacqueline Kennedy/Alexis Toy/Taylor Newman, Junior Women’s K4 500m
7th – Thomas MacGibbon, U23 Men’s K1 200m
7th – Stella Crossan/Alexis Toy, Junior Women’s K2 500m
8th – Natasha MacGibbon, U23 Women’s K1 1000m
8th – Madison Garrett/Olive Pearce, U23 Women’s K2 500m
9th – Taylor Newman, Junior Women’s K1 200m
9th – Dylan Monk/Tiago Chamberlain/Sam Lees/Reid Clancy, U23 Men’s K4 500m
10th – Lachlan Harkness/Oliver Hutchinson, Junior Men’s K2 500m
12th – Oliver Hutchinson/ Alexis Toy, Junior Mixed 5km relay
12th – Reid Clancy/Olive Pearce, U23 Mixed 5km Relay
14th – Sam Lees, U23 Men’s K1 500m
15th – Reid Clancy, U23 Men’s K1 1000m
16th – Lachlan Harkness, Junior Men’s K1 1000m
18th – Madison Garrett, U23 Women’s K1 500m
9th in semifinal – Thomas MacGibbon/Dylan Monk, U23 Men’s K2 500m
Congratulations to all these athletes, their families, coaches and clubs on their performances at the World Championships. Thank you and well done to coaches Emily Willock and Leigh Barker , and team manager Steve Vaughan for the work they put in to make this campaign such a success.
