Karen Hoff

Karen Hoff

Karen Hoff at the 1948 Olympics
Personal information
Born	29 May 1921 Vorup, Denmark
Died	29 February 2000 (aged 78)
Sport
Sport	Canoe racing
Club	Kano- og Kajakklubben Gudenaa, Randers
Medal record Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 1948 London K-1 500 m World Championships 1948 London K-2 500 m 1950 Copenhagen K-1 500 m

Karen Hoff (29 May 1921 – 29 February 2000) was a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She won a gold medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1948 Olympics, as well as two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in K-2 500 m in 1948 and a silver in K-1 500 m in 1950.

References

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• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile