The 39-year-old from Ottawa finished just over a second behind gold medalist Emma Wiggs of Britain in the women’s VL2 Va’a
Brianna Hennessy competes in the Women’s Para Canoe Va’a Single 200m VL2 Final at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France on Saturday September 7, 2024.Canadian para canoeist Brianna Hennessy raced to her first Paralympic medal with a reminder of her mother on her paddle.The design on Hennessy’s paddle includes a cardinal in remembrance of her late mother Norma, the letter “W' for Wonder Woman and a cat.
Hennessy’s neck was broken when she was struck by a speeding taxi driver in Toronto in 2014 when she was 30. She has tetraplegia, which is paralysis in her arms and legs. After placing fifth in her Paralympic debut in Tokyo three years ago, Hennessy was a silver medalist in the last three straight world championships in the event.
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