Tasmanian Kate Eckhardt has won a bronze medal at the junior and under-23 canoe slalom world championship.
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The Hobart paddler combined with Noemie Fox and Demelza Wall on the podium in the C1 event in Krakow, Poland.
Fox and Eckhardt also competed alongside Georgina Collin in the K1 team event, finishing sixth.
"I think we learnt from our mistakes," Eckhardt said.
"Obviously there are differences, because you only have one blade in the C1."
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Rob Shaw
Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.
Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.
