Mark de Jonge

Mark de Jonge

De Jonge at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1984-02-15) February 15, 1984 (age 40) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Home town	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Kayaking
Event	200 m
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Canada Olympic Games 2012 London K-1 200 m World Championships 2014 Moscow K-1 200 m 2015 Milan K-1 200 m 2013 Duisburg K-1 200 m Pan American Games 2015 Toronto K-1 200 m 2007 Rio de Janeiro K-4 1,000 m 2003 Santo Domingo K-1 500 m 2015 Toronto K-2 200 m

Mark de Jonge (born 15 February 1984) is a Canadian male sprint canoeist, primarily specializing the 200 m kayak event. De Jonge won a bronze medal in the K-1 200 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He is the two time reigning world champion in same event having also won a silver medal at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2013. He is also the current Pan American champion in the 200 having won gold in Toronto at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he also won an additional bronze, and a silver and bronze at previous editions of the Pan Am Games. He was named the Air Canada Athlete of the Year in 2015 for Canada.