PARIS, France — Canoeist Casey Eichfeld, who has North Carolina ties, competed in the men's canoe semifinals on Monday in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
He took on a challenging slalom course on Saturday and qualified for the semifinals with a second run time of 94.69.
During the solo semifinals on Monday, Eichfeld came in 16th place with a total score of 162.23. That means he doesn't qualify for the final.
He competes again, however, on August 2 in the men's cross event.
Eichfeld is originally from Pennsylvania, but he and his family now live in Charlotte, North Carolina. He can sometimes be spotted in the Queen City, training with teammates at the U.S. National Whitewater Center.
His status as a now 4-time Olympian will never outshine his self-appointed title of ‘girl dad.’ He took his daughter alongside him to Paris.
Previous Olympic Appearances: Eichfeld placed 11th in the 2008 tandem event, 14th going solo in 2012 and 7th solo in 2016. In 2016, he also placed 10th in the tandem event.
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