Kenneth Lane (canoeist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian canoe racer
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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Kenneth Lane (canoeist)
- Kenneth Lane (August 16, 1923 - January 22, 2010) was a Canadian sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1950s.
- He won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.Lane was born in Toronto, Ontario.
- He was a lifetime member of the Balmy Beach Canoe Club.
- He won his first Canadian championship in 1946 in the C1 event.
- In his career, he won 14 gold medals and 19 Canadian championships.
- He, along with Don Hawgood won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in a photo-finish.
- Lane continued to race in masters competition until 1991.
- He was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2003.Lane remained in the sport as an administrator, helping to found Canoe Ontario.
- Lane managed the Canadian national team in the 1967 Pan-Am Games and the 1972 Olympics.
- He was an administrator of the Western Ontario division of the Canadian Canoe Association from 1945 to 2000.Lane received the following awards: R.
- Edgar Gilbert Award Queen's Jubilee Award Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
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