René Holten Poulsen
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Full name | René Holten Poulsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Danish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 (age 35) Sakskøbing, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Kayaking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | K-1 1,000m, K-1 500m, K-2 1,000m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Maribo Kajakklub | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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René Holten Poulsen (born 28 November 1988) is a Danish sprint canoeist, who has won medals at the Olympics, World Championships and European Championships. He won a silver medal in the men's K-2 1000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
He made his international debut in 2005, having begun paddling at the age of 12.[2]
The Dane has won medals in various sprint events, but has primarily focused on the K-1 since 2009. He has won 5 world championships medals and was crowned double world champion in 2015 in Milan, winning both the K-1 1.000 meter and K-1 500 meter, only the sixth time this double has been won. He has one medal from the Olympic Games and 15 from European championships.[2] In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for Denmark in canoe sprint, more specifically, Men's K-1 1000m. He earned a bronze medal. He was also an ambassador for the 2015 European Games.[2]
For his 2015 achievements, he has been nominated for both the World Paddle Awards 2015 and as the Sportsperson of the Year 2015 in Denmark. He won both awards.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "René Poulsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d "René Poulsen". ICF – Planet Canoe. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
External links
- René Poulsen at the International Canoe Federation
- Rene Holten POULSEN at Olympics.com
- Rene Holten POULSEN at the 2008 Olympics official site (beijing2008.cn) at the Wayback Machine (archived September 3, 2008)
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- 1948: Gert Fredriksson (SWE)
- 1950: Johan Andersen (DEN)
- 1954: Gert Fredriksson (SWE)
- 1958: Stefan Kapłaniak (POL)
- 1963: Aurel Vernescu (ROU)
- 1966: Aurel Vernescu (ROU)
- 1970: Anatoly Tishchenko Sr. (URS)
- 1971: Nikolay Gogol (URS)
- 1973: Géza Csapó (HUN)
- 1974: Vasile Dîba (ROU)
- 1975: Géza Csapó (HUN)
- 1977: Vasile Dîba (ROU)
- 1978: Vasile Dîba (ROU)
- 1979: Vladimir Parfenovich (URS)
- 1981: Vladimir Parfenovich (URS)
- 1982: Vladimir Parfenovich (URS)
- 1983: Vladimir Parfenovich (URS)
- 1985: Andreas Stähle (GDR)
- 1986: Jeremy West (GBR)
- 1987: Paul MacDonald (NZL)
- 1989: Martin Hunter (AUS)
- 1990: Sergey Kalesnik (URS)
- 1991: Renn Crichlow (CAN)
- 1993: Mikko Kolehmainen (FIN)
- 1994: Zsombor Borhi (HUN)
- 1995: Piotr Markiewicz (POL)
- 1997: Botond Storcz (HUN)
- 1998: Ákos Vereckei (HUN)
- 1999: Ákos Vereckei (HUN)
- 2001: Ákos Vereckei (HUN)
- 2002: Nathan Baggaley (AUS)
- 2003: Nathan Baggaley (AUS)
- 2005: Nathan Baggaley (AUS)
- 2006: Marek Twardowski (POL)
- 2007: Adam van Koeverden (CAN)
- 2009: Ronald Rauhe (GER)
- 2010: Anders Gustafsson (SWE)
- 2011: Marek Twardowski (POL)
- 2013: Tom Liebscher (GER)
- 2014: René Holten Poulsen (DEN)
- 2015: René Holten Poulsen (DEN)
- 2017: Josef Dostál (CZE)
- 2018: Josef Dostál (CZE)
- 2019: Tom Liebscher (GER)
- 2021: Mikita Borykau (BLR)
- 2022: Josef Dostál (CZE)
- 2023: Bálint Kopasz (HUN)
- 2024: Josef Dostál (CZE)
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