Riley Fitzsimmons, Jackson Collins, Pierre van der Westhuyzen and Noah Havard have won silver for Australia, beaten by Germany in a photo finish.
Australia have clinched an Olympic silver medal in a thrilling men's K4 500 metre final, edged by sprint kayak powerhouse Germany .
It was a second Olympic medal for the family of South African-born van der Westhuyzen, after his older brother Jean won gold in Tokyo in the K2, which he will line up in again in Paris.The Australian men's Olympic campaign started slowly, finishing a shock third in their heat on Tuesday. Not letting the margin of defeat dampen his spirits, Fitzsimmons said after the race he hoped the crew would encourage juniors in the same way he was inspired by the Australian team in London 2012.
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