Karen Hoff
| Karen Hoff medal table |
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|---|---|---|
| Denmark | ||
| Olympic games | ||
| gold | 1948 London | Single kayak 500 m |
| World Championship | ||
| gold | 1948 London | Two-person kayak 500 m |
| silver | 1950 Copenhagen | Single kayak 500 m |
Karen Hoff (born May 29, 1921 in Vorup in the Midtjylland district , † February 29, 2000 ) was a Danish canoeist . Her home club was the Gudenå kayak club in Randers .
successes
- In 1948 she was Olympic champion in a single kayak over 500 m
- She became world champion in two-person kayaks together with Bodil Svendsen in 1948 in London.
- She won the silver medal at the 1950 World Championships in Copenhagen in a single on the 500 m course.
Web links
- Karen Hoff in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- World Championships Canoe Women
Olympic champions in single kayaks over 500 meters
1948 Karen Hoff | 1952 Sylvi Saimo | 1956 Jelisaveta Dementjewa | 1960 Antonina Seredina | 1964 Lyudmila Hvedosyuk | 1968 Lyudmila Pinajewa | 1972 Julija Ryabtschinskaya | 1976 Carola Zirzow | 1980 Birgit Fischer | 1984 Agneta Andersson | 1988 Wanja Geschewa | 1992 Birgit Schmidt | 1996 Rita Kőbán | 2000 Josefa Idem | 2004 Natasa Janics | 2008 Inna Ossypenko | 2012 Danuta Kozák | 2016 Danuta Kozák
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoff, Karen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish canoeist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vorup, District Midtjylland |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 29, 2000 |