Aussie kayak duo's stunning sprint gold

By Melissa Woods
Updated August 5 2021 - 5:00pm, first published 4:56pm
Tom Green and Jean van der Westhuyzen celebrate their upset kayak 1000m gold medal triumph.
Tom Green and Jean van der Westhuyzen celebrate their upset kayak 1000m gold medal triumph.

Australian paddler Jean van der Westhuyzen grew up wanting to be Max Hoff but instead paired with Tom Green to beat the German world champion for an Olympic gold medal.

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