Friday, August 15, 2008 - 7:21 PM

Australia's Jacqueline Lawrence produced a superb run in the women's K1 final at the Shunyi canoeing and kayaking venue on Friday to collect a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics.

Under stunning blue skies on the outskirts of Beijing, Lawrence made it down the whitewater in a time of 206.94 seconds, 14.30 seconds behind gold-medal winner Slovakian Eolena Kaliska.

Austrian Violetta Peters Oblinger claimed the bronze medal.

The result was a stunning one for Big River Canoe Club kayaker Lawrence, whose best results so far in 2008 had been modest ones, including 15th and 28th finishes in World Cup competition.