Katie Vincent wins Olympic title in women's canoe 200m for Canada's record 8th gold in Paris

Canadian canoeist Katie Vincent, 28-year-old from Mississauga, captured bronze at the Paris Olympics on Friday and still had one race to go.

Canadian canoeist Katie Vincent, 28-year-old from Mississauga, captured bronze at the Paris Olympics on Friday and still had one race to go.

"I finished [Friday] with a bronze. I got back to my hotel room and I'm thinking `OK, I've got two bronze. Maybe it's time to mix it up, try something new.' So that kind of motivated me to come out today find another gear, dig a little deeper," Vincent said Saturday. "I just wanted to have a really good race."

The extra effort paid off.

Vincent raced to gold in the women's single 200-metre canoe sprint final on Saturday.

The medal marked Canada's eighth gold and 25th overall at the Paris Games. Both totals set a new mark for the most the country has won at a non-boycotted Summer Olympics.