Alanna Bray-Lougheed

Alanna Bray-Lougheed (born February 24, 1993 in Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian sprint kayaker.[1] She is the current Pan American Games champion in the women's K-2 500 m with Andréanne Langlois, as well as in the K-4 500 metres with Langlois, Anna Negulic, and Alexa Irvin.[2][3] Bray-Lougheed was selected by the RBC Training Ground program, an elite Olympic athlete training and identification program for Canada, and joined the Canadian national team in 2015.[4] She competed in the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, her first World Championships, and made the A Final in the K-2 1,000 m, finishing sixth.[4]

Alanna Bray-Lougheed
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1993-02-24) February 24, 1993
Oakville, Ontario[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportKayaking
Event(s)K-1 200, K-1 500, K-2 500, K-2 1000, K-4 500
College teamMount Saint Vincent University[1]
Medal record
Kayaking
Representing Canada Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaK2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaK4 500 m

In March 2021, Bray-Lougheed was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[5][6]

References
  1. "Alanna Bray-Lougheed profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  2. "Ellie Black becomes Canada's most decorated Pan Am gymnast". CBC Sports. July 30, 2019.
  3. "Women kayakers win Canada's 1st Pan Am Games gold medal". CBC Sports. July 28, 2019.
  4. Agnes Wong (July 25, 2019). "Seven RBC Training Ground athletes to compete at Pan Am Games". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  5. "Six Canadian Sprint Paddlers Punch Ticket to Tokyo". www.canoekayak.ca. Canoe Kayak Canada. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. Houston, Michael (12 March 2021). "Canada's Vincent qualifies for women's Olympic canoe sprint debut at Tokyo 2020". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 15 May 2021.


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