Emma Jørgensen

Emma Aastrand Jørgensen (born 30 January 1996) is a Danish sprint canoeist. She and her team-mate Henriette Engel Hansen won the women's K-2 1000 m title at the 2014 World Championships.[4]

For the cyclist, see Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen.

Emma Jørgensen
Jørgensen at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameEmma Aastrand Jørgensen
NationalityDanish
Born (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996[1]
Bursø, Denmark
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[2]
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportSprint kayak
ClubMaribo Kajakklub[3]
Coached byZoltán Bakó[3]
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoK-1 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 MoscowK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2021 CopenhagenK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2017 RačiceK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2017 RačiceK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 SzegedK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2021 CopenhagenK-1 500 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place2019 MinskK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 MinskK-1 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 PoznańK-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place2021 PoznańK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2017 PlovdivK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 MoscowK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2018 BelgradeK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2021 PoznańK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2022 MunichK-1 500 m

Career

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in K-1 500 metres. She was defeated by the defending champion Danuta Kozák. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships in the same category.[3] Jørgensen competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the K-1 200 metres event, finishing behind Lisa Carrington and Teresa Portela[5] and also in the K-1 500 metres event, finishing behind Lisa Carrington and Tamara Csipes.[5]

References
  1. "Emma Jørgensen ICF profile". www.canoeicf.com. ICF. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. Emma Jørgensen Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. Emma Jørgensen Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  4. "2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships" (PDF). www.canoeicf.com. ICF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  5. "JORGENSEN Emma Aastrand - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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