Biography
Rene Holten POULSEN
Rene Holten POULSEN
DANSK KANO OG KAJAK FORBUND DKF DANSK KANO OG KAJAK FORBUND DKF
Male
28/11/1988
182
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Athlete entered in:
 
other members of the team: Morten GRAVERSEN
 
NICKNAME:  
Powerhouse (my pressmanager gave it to me, I think mostly cuz he is a skinny journalist and he was so impressed with how much bigger i am, compared to the average person. I think i'm pretty normal in the kayak world).
PREV. NAMES:  

René POULSEN

HOBBIES:  
Movies, Books,
BIOGRAPHY:   The Beijing 2008 K2 1000 silver medallist will make his fourth Olympic appearance in Paris. He is a seven-time world medallist, including three gold. He suffered from PTSD after Rio 2016, where he was tipped to be the champion in K1 1000 but only managed to finish sixth. He sought help and is hoping to fulfil the dream of becoming an Olympic champion in Paris.
WEBSITE:   http://www.renepoulsen.com
FACEBOOK:   https://www.facebook.com/reneholtenpoulsen1988
TWITTER:   https://twitter.com/reneholten88
YOUTUBE:   https://www.youtube.com/user/holten88
INSTAGRAM:   https://www.instagram.com/reneholtenpoulsen/
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:  
Denmark
OCCUPATION:  
Athlete
LANGUAGES:  
Danish, English
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:  
2001
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:  
You should take up kayaking because it's an individual sport where you still have to able to work within a team. Not just in crewboats, even as K1 paddler you need training partners. Also you get to meet other cultures in a different way than you would if you were touristing around countries. And you are surrounded by nature everyday. Sun, rain, clouds, trees, mountains, forests, snow, ice, water, waves, wind, heatwaves etc etc..
TRAINING PARTNER(S):  
Nils Boe, various international training partners.
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:  
Do your best.
AMBITIONS :  
I like to win.
CLUB:  
Maribo Kajakklub
NAME OF COACH:  
Zoltan Bako
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:  
Hungarian
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:  
2014
TRAINING REGIME:  
Summertime we have 10 paddling sessions, 3 gym sessions and 2 running sessions. In the winter and fall it varies depending on the weather. But most of the time we paddle 0-6 times, run 4 times and gym 3-4 times and some strength on top of that. December/January, we don't paddle, but we swim, and ski instead and do more running and gym.
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:  
2007
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:  
Denmark
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:  
World Cup
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:  
Zagreb
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:  
Olympic Silver, World Champion K1 500, European Champion K1, K2, K4 1000m.
PREFERRED DISTANCE:  
1000m and 500m
POSITION IN BOAT FOR TEAM BOATS:  
Any
BEST RESULTS:   Olympics: Silver - 1. World Championships: Gold - 3, Silver - 3, Bronze - 1.
2018 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results
 
 
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
Aug 24
9:58
 
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR
Heats 3
DEN DEN
2
00:03:16.143
Aug 24
12:27
 
Men's 1000m K1 SENIOR
Heats 2
DEN Rene Holten POULSEN
2
00:03:33.174
Aug 25
9:37
 
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR
Semifinal 2
DEN DEN
2
00:03:13.794
Aug 25
15:44
 
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR
Final A
DEN DEN
5
00:03:20.228
Aug 26
10:05
 
Men's 1000m K1 SENIOR
Semifinal 3
DEN Rene Holten POULSEN
1
00:03:31.908
Aug 26
12:21
 
Men's 1000m K1 SENIOR
Final A
DEN Rene Holten POULSEN
8
00:03:32.667
Aug 27
16:50
 
Men's 5000m K1 SENIOR
Final A
DEN Rene Holten POULSEN
2
00:21:43.723



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