Kia Byers
Kia Byers is a Canadian sprint kayaker who has competed since 2000. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.
Byers also won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in the women's K-2 500 m event, alongside Marie-Christine Schmidt.
Kia has been a carded member of the Canadian National team since 2006 competing at the World Championships since 2009.
She has been number one in the K-1 200m event since 2009, racing it at each World Championships since.