Biography
Emma Aastrand JORGENSEN
 DANSK KANO OG KAJAK FORBUND DKF
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| Female | |
| 30/01/1996 | |
| 169 | |
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| NICKNAME: |
Emse, Ems
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| HOBBIES: | Taking naps, be with family and friends, go out | |
| PREFERRED POSITION / STANCE / STYLE / TECHNIQUE: | K1 or first seat in K4 Sprint | |
| HAND: | Left | |
| SPORTING RELATIVES: | My sister Sofie | |
| OTHER SPORTS: | Handball and swimming | |
| DEBUT: | 9 years old | |
| BIOGRAPHY: | 1996, 169 cm., little sister | |
| Jorgensen was a three-time Olympic medallist before Paris 2024, where she added one more medal to her tally by finishing third and winning bronze in the K1 500. She is also the first Dane in more than 50 years to win three Olympic medals in Canoe Sprint since Erik Hansen. She is a three-time world champion and has won gold medals at the European level as well. | ||
| PREVIOUS OLYMPICS: | Rio 2016 | |
| OLYMPIC GAMES: | Rio 2016 | |
| ICF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: | 2013-2019 | |
| ICF WORLD CUPS: | 2015-2019 | |
| CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: | 2012-2019 | |
| FACEBOOK: | https://www.facebook.com/Emma-Aastrand-Jorgensen-Athlete-608203255972693 | |
| INSTAGRAM: | https://www.instagram.com/emmajaastrand/ | |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | Copenhagen NV | |
| OCCUPATION: |
professional athlete |
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| LANGUAGES: | Danish, English | |
| HIGHER EDUCATION: | Painter | |
| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | At the age of 9 | |
| REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: | My big sister had started canoeing. I started the year after she did. | |
| MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER: |
Finn Larsen
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| TRAINING PARTNER(S): | The girls on the National Team. | |
| HERO/IDOL: | Christina Aguilera | |
| SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS: | None | |
| SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO: | The sun is always shining on the winner. | |
| FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE: | Welland Ontario, Szeged. | |
| FAVOURITE FOOD: | Pizza | |
| FAVOURITE MUSIC: | Suspekt rap | |
| AMBITIONS : | To be the best version of myself every time I train or compete. | |
| AWARDS AND HONORS: | World Paddle Award 2014, Danish Sports Award 2015 (Olympic Hope) | |
| CLUB: | Nybro Furå Kano og Kajakklub | |
| NAME OF COACH: | Zoltan Bako | |
| NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH: | Hungarian | |
| SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?: | 2014 | |
| TRAINING REGIME: | Aprox. 20 hours each week. | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR: | 2014 | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION: | World Championship 2014 | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION: | Moscow | |
| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: | Silver medal at the K1 500 Olympics | |
| OTHER INFORMATION: | I'm really bad at baking | |
| PREFERRED DISTANCE: | 200/500 | |
| POSITION IN BOAT FOR TEAM BOATS: | K4/1 , K2/1 | |
| BEST RESULTS: | Silver medal at the K1 500 Olympics, 2016 | |
| Olympics: Silver - 1, Bronze - 3; World Championships: Gold - 3, Silver - 3, Bronze - 3. |
2017 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results
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Aug 24 8:54 |
Women's 500m K1 SENIOR Heats 2 |
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2
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01:55.644
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Aug 24 15:42 |
Women's 500m K1 SENIOR Semifinal 1 |
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1
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01:53.969
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Aug 25 9:48 |
Women's 200m K1 SENIOR Heats 3 |
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3
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00:40.483
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Aug 26 10:41 |
Women's 500m K1 SENIOR Final A |
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3
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01:50.465
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Aug 26 15:49 |
Women's 200m K1 SENIOR Semifinal 2 |
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1
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00:40.213
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Aug 27 10:46 |
Women's 200m K1 SENIOR Final A |
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2
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00:38.996
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Aug 27 15:00 |
Women's 5000m K1 SENIOR Final A |
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17
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25:30.125
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