Liam Jegou finished seventh in the men's canoe slalom single final after an impressive showing had the 28-year-old threatening for a medal at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre.
The Team Ireland athlete described Saturday's gruelling day of action as "probably the hardest day I've had on the water in my life" but was in excellent form in today's semi-final.
A time of 98.52 meant he was sixth fastest of the dozen that progressed to the final, with world number three Nicolas Gestin posting the quickest time overall.
Jegou gave another assured performance when the final got underway shortly after, but an error at gate 14 proved costly.
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Those two penalty seconds meant he replicated his time earlier in the day, and while 98.52 had him temporarily in the bronze position, it was never going to be enough with the five fastest semi-finalists yet to hit the water.
Gold went to France's Nicolas Gestin, who on the course where he trains, blew the field away with a 91.36 second run, finishing over five seconds clear of Great Britain's Adam Burgess in second.
The medals were rounded out by Slovenia's Matej Benus in a time of 97.03.
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