Friday, August 22, 2008 - 5:38 PM

Australian kayaker Ken Wallace stormed home in the dying stages to claim bronze behind Briton Tim Brabants in this afternoon's K1 1,000 metres event.

Wallace, from Queensland's Gold Coast, was in last position at the halfway stage of the race but mowed through the field in the final 300 metres to snatch bronze.

Wallace got to within a boat length of Brabants, who finished the race in a time of 3 minutes, 26.36 seconds.

The 25-year-old Wallace finished just behind in 3:27.485.