René Holten Poulsen

René Holten Poulsen, professional kayaker and medalist at the Olympics, World Championships and European Championships

René Holten Poulsen
Personal information
Nationality Danish
Born (1988-11-28) November 28, 1988
Sakskøbing, Denmark
Residence Bagsværd, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Sport Kayaking
Event(s) K-1 1.000m, K-1 500m, K-2 1.000m
Club Maribo Kajakklub
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 3 1 1
European Championships 4 4 4
European Games 0 0 0
Total 7 6 5
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing K-2 1000 m
World Championships
2014 Moscow K–1 500 m
2015 Milan K–1 1000 m
2015 Milan K–1 500 m
2013 Duisburg K–1 500 m
2014 Moscow K–1 1000 m
European Championships
2008 Milan K-2 1000 m
2012 Zagreb K-4 1000 m
2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 500 m
2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 1000 m
2012 Zagreb K-1 1000 m
2014 Brandenburg K-1 500 m
2014 Brandenburg K-1 1000 m
2014 Brandenburg K-1 5000 m
2009 Brandenburg K-1 1000 m
2010 Trasona K-1 1000 m
2011 Belgrade K-1 5000 m
2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 5000 m

René Holten Poulsen (born 28 November 1988) is a Danish sprint canoeist. He won a silver medal in the men's K-2 1000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

The Dane has won medals in various sprint events, but has since 2009 primarily focused on the K-1. He has won 5 world championships medals and was in 2015 in Milan crowned double world champion, winning both the K-1 1.000 meter and K-1 500 meter as the only 6th athlete in the world. Furthermore he has one medal from the Olympic Games and 15 from European championships. 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.

For his 2015 achievements, he has been nominated for both the World Paddler Awards 2015 and as the Sportsperson of the Year 2015 in Denmark.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Camilla Pedersen		 Danish Sports Name of the Year
2015 		Succeeded by
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