Video: Paddle Pathways | Get to know K2 Olympic champion Jean van der Westhuyzen 0 14 21 Dec 2023 00:59 Playak New video by playak: When he set out to try kayaking as a school sport around 2007, Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Jean van der Westhuyzen did not see himself as a future Olympic champion. In fact, he didn’t even know paddling was an Olympic sport.