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20/08/2004
Kayak run takes Britain's silver tally to four
On day seven of the 2004 Olympic games in Athens, Campbell Walsh competing in the K1 Kayak final was dramatically promoted from bronze to silver.
Officials decided to penalise French competitor Fabian Lefevre over a technical problem regarding a timing error, the decision promoted Walsh to Silver and dropped LeFevre down the final ranking.
Walsh, however, was disappointed with his final run on the course as he had been fastest qualifier and was frustrated at not managing a better run to take a Gold. Amazingly, Walsh, 26, had backed off after he thought he had heard the commentator say that he had the Gold position.
The Silver Medal takes the canoeing medal tally to two, adding to the Bronze won by Helen Reeves on Wednesday in the women's K1 competition.
Medal contenders in the men's C2 competition Nick Smith and Stuart Bowman had a poor run in the semi-final hitting three gates and accruing time penalties that dropped them to ninth, missing the cut for the final eight and a chance of a recover in the second run made in the final.
(SP)
Officials decided to penalise French competitor Fabian Lefevre over a technical problem regarding a timing error, the decision promoted Walsh to Silver and dropped LeFevre down the final ranking.
Walsh, however, was disappointed with his final run on the course as he had been fastest qualifier and was frustrated at not managing a better run to take a Gold. Amazingly, Walsh, 26, had backed off after he thought he had heard the commentator say that he had the Gold position.
The Silver Medal takes the canoeing medal tally to two, adding to the Bronze won by Helen Reeves on Wednesday in the women's K1 competition.
Medal contenders in the men's C2 competition Nick Smith and Stuart Bowman had a poor run in the semi-final hitting three gates and accruing time penalties that dropped them to ninth, missing the cut for the final eight and a chance of a recover in the second run made in the final.
(SP)
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