Lois Betteridge (canoeist)

Lois Betteridge
Personal information
Born (1997-12-17) December 17, 1997
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportCanoe slalom
Event
C1, K1, kayak cross
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago C1
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Kayak cross
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima C1

Lois Betteridge (born December 17, 1997)[1] is a Canadian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2015 in C1, K1 and kayak cross.[2] She is a three-time silver medallist at the Pan American Games and she participated at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career

She won a silver medal in the C1 event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[4][5]

In June 2023, Betteridge was named to her second Pan American Games team.[6][7] She won two silver medals at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile (C1 and kayak cross).

In May 2024, Betteridge was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team.[8] She competed in three events at the 2024 Paris Olympics, finishing 19th in the C1 event, 20th in the K1 event and 24th in kayak cross.[9]

Betteridge and Yannick Laviolette finished in 6th place in the overall standings of the 2018 Canoe Slalom World Cup in the C2 mixed event.

References

  1. ^ "Lois Betteridge". Team Canada. June 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lois BETTERIDGE (CAN)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  3. ^ https://olympic.ca/team-canada/lois-betteridge/
  4. ^ Gillen, Nancy (August 5, 2019). "Peru shine on final day of Lima 2019 surfing as Rosas and Mesinas qualify for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lima 2019 - August 4". Team USA. August 4, 2019. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Canada's canoe/kayak slalom team announced for Santiago 2023" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  7. ^ Lloyd, Owen (July 13, 2022). "Betteridge set to challenge for Santiago 2023 after Canada squad inclusion". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  8. ^ Nichols, Paula (May 8, 2024). "Two slalom paddlers set to make Olympic debuts at Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  9. ^ https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/lois-betteridge