Canada finished ninth in two Olympic events at the 2015 ICF canoe sprint World Championships on Saturday.
Ryan Cochrane of Windsor, N.S., and Hugues Fournel of Montreal took ninth place in the men's K2 200-metre final while Olympic bronze medallist Mark Oldershaw of Burglinton, Ont., was ninth in the men's C1 1000.
A top-six result was needed to secure an Olympic quota spot in both events. There will be an additional opportunity to qualify quota spots for Canada next May at the Pan American Canoe Sprint Championship and Continental Olympic Qualifier.
In non-Olympic events, Katie Vincent of Mississauga, Ont., and Nadya Crossman-Serb of Winnipeg finished sixth in the women's C2 500 final.
Olympic bronze medalist Mark de Jonge of Halifax made a statement in his semifinal of the men's K1 200, posting the fastest overall time and taking the top spot in his semi. De Jonge, the defending World Champion who holds the world's fastest time for the event at 33.961 seconds, will try to defend his title in Sunday's final.
Ben Russell of Dartmouth, N.S., and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny of Trois-Rivieres, Que., also had a strong semifinal. The crew placed second in the men's C2 1000 and had the fifth overall fastest time. They need a top-six result in Sunday's final to earn an Olympic quota spot for Canada.
Eight-time World Champion Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivieres will attempt to win her ninth World title in the women's C1 200 final on Sunday.
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