Hornsby Finishes 15th in First Olympic K1 200m Kayak Race

Tim Hornsby, Olympic sprint kayaker and graduate, finished 15th in his first Olympic K1 200m race in London on Saturday.

The Atlanta native made it to the B Final after placing eighth in Friday morning's initial race. Unfortunately, no medals are awarded in the B Final, and after Hornsby finished seventh out of eight boats Saturday morning, he's left with 15th place overall, according to a Team USA report.

From the report:

Racing in Lane 8, Hornsby fought a tough crosswind Saturday and a head cold throughout the week to finish +1.568 second back from the B Final winner Kasper Bleibach of Denmark. He finished 8th (37.660) in his Semifinal and 6th (36.560) in his heat.

Ed McKeever of Great Britain won the A Final with a time 36.246 to become the first K1 200m Olympic Gold medalist. The 200-meter distance made its Olympic debut this Games, replacing the 500m race in Men's K1.

Saul Craviotto Rivero of Spain and Mark de Jonge of Canada took silver and bronze, respectively. Hornsby trained with De Jonge in the months leading up to the Games.

I've also rounded up a few other stories about Hornsby from around the net, and they're pretty interesting:

• American kayaker Tim Hornsby inspired by girlfriend's pole vault performance
• DeKalb kayaker squeaks into Olympic finals [VIDEO]
• Train Like an Olympic Kayaker
• Hornsby set for Olympic battle – with plenty of local support