Carrington misses medals, Fisher bronze

A fourth place for the women's k4 500m crew at the Canoe Sprint World Championships PHOTO:CANOE SPRINT NZ

Lisa Carrington has come close, but missed out on a medal at the ICF canoe sprint world championships in Milan

The eight-time Olympic gold medallist placed fourth in the K2-500 final with Alicia Hoskin, to go with a fourth in the K4 500m discipline with Alicia Hoskin, Tara Vaughan and Lucy Matehaere over the weekend.

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Carrington, 36 was a late call-up for the event as an injury replacement for Olivia Brett.

New Zealand collected one medal at the championships - Aimee Fisher's bronze in the non-Olympic K1-1000 metre discipline.

Earlier Fisher was fourth in the women's K1 500m while four other New Zealand crews were fourth at the regatta.