Yesterday, professional athlete Mark de Jonge (BEng’09) added another medal to his list of accomplishments. The sprint kayaker won the gold medal in the men’s K-1 200m event at the World Championships in Milan, Italy. As the previous champion in this event, De Jonge defended his world title.

It has been a successful summer for De Jonge, who also won two medals in July’s Pan Am Games.

De Jonge was the only Canadian to win a gold medal at this year’s World Championships. Congratulations!

ICYMI: Halifax paddler Mark de Jonge repeats as world champion in K1 200 http://t.co/ZEm0OISTQv pic.twitter.com/PxylQILk3Q

— The Chronicle Herald (@chronicleherald) August 24, 2015

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