Kia Byers
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's canoe sprint | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2009 Dartmouth | K-1 4 x 200 m |
| Pan American Games | ||
| Gold | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | K-2 500 m |
Kia Byers (born October 6, 1987 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian sprint kayaker who has competed since 2000. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.
Byers also won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in the women's K-2 500 m event, alongside Marie-Christine Schmidt.
She placed first in the K-2 500 m at the first set of national team trials held in May 2007. Byers competed at the 2005 Junior World Championships in Hungary, where she finished eighth in the K-2 1000 m and sixth in the K-4 500 m events. She made her international debut at the 2005 Pan American Canoe Championship in Lac Beauport, Quebec.
Kia has been a carded member of the Canadian National team since 2006 competing at the World Championships since 2009. She has been number one in the K-1 200m event since 2009, racing it at each World Championships since.
Byers has attended both the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan.
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