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	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 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 canoer. 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.

External links

• Athlete bio at the 2008 Olympics official site
• Sports-reference.com profile