She was one of three medallists on the final day of racing in Portugal, with Emma Wiggs MBE winning VL2 gold and Stuart Wood earning VL3 silver.

Great Britain finished second in the medal table, behind only Hungary, with five golds and three silvers overall.

Gordon also doubled up as she built on Saturday's VL3 silver with her first European KL3 gold.

The 31-year-old finished just over a second clear of the rest of the field, stopping the clock in 46.919s, to land her latest statement victory in the discipline after her maiden KL3 World Cup gold in Brandenburg in May. Lindsay Thorpe came home seventh in 51.544s.

Gordon said: “I woke up in a bit of pain after yesterday but we have an amazing support crew and physio who really helps with doubling up and the aches and pains that go with it.

“This is the first time I've raced kayak at the Euros since 2022 and my first time on top. It means a lot to be back on this start line.

“I'm not sure what my family are going to be more happy about, me winning this or Scotland winning a (World Cup) football match! It's a great day for the family and everyone back home.”

In between those triumphs, Wood was a whisker away from gold himself as he finished less than a tenth of a second behind victorious Ukrainian Vladyslav Yepifanov. Jack Eyers finished seventh in 49.505s.

Wood, who was a VL2 runner-up in Brandenburg last month, said: “It was super tight racing again, it just seems to be getting closer every time with these guys. Sadly I was just slightly the wrong side of the line again but I am happy with second.”

Deborah Kerr delivered an impressive performance to finish fourth in the women's K1 500m final, coming home in 1:49.709.

“I am pretty overwhelmed,” she said. “I don't think I have finished that far up in K1 ever, so I am really pleased.

“I was just a little bit too far away from the medals, in relation to the lanes. If I had been in lane seven, I could have got maybe that 0.3 seconds quicker, which wouldn't have got me the medal but would have got me closer. But I am really pleased, I can't be mad with that.”

Beth Gill followed suit in the afternoon's women's C1 5000m, finishing a place outside the podium places in 27:19.803.

“It was good fun,” she said. “I had a great start and it meant I was more in control.

“I had a good first couple of laps, dropped a little bit but maintained the pace through. There are a lot of positives to take and we have a lot coming up, so I can keep learning.”

Kristina Armstrong and Zoe Clark also finished fourth in the women's K2 500m B Final.

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