René Holten Poulsen

René Poulsen
Poulsen at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameRené Holten Poulsen
NationalityDanish
Born (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988
Sakskøbing, Denmark
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
SportKayaking
Event(s)K-1 1,000m, K-1 500m, K-2 1,000m
ClubMaribo Kajakklub
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 3 3 1
European Championships 6 9 5
European Games 0 0 1
Total 9 13 7
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingK-2 1000 m
World Championships
2014 MoscowK–1 500 m
2015 MilanK–1 1000 m
2015 MilanK–1 500 m
2013 DuisburgK–1 500 m
2017 RačiceK-1 500 m
2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 5000 m
2014 MoscowK–1 1000 m
European Championships
2008 MilanK-2 1000 m
2012 ZagrebK-4 1000 m
2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 500 m
2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 1000 m
2015 RaciceK-1 500 m
2015 RaciceK-1 5000 m
2012 ZagrebK-1 1000 m
2014 BrandenburgK-1 500 m
2014 BrandenburgK-1 1000 m
2014 BrandenburgK-1 5000 m
2015 RaciceK-1 1000 m
2016 MoscowK-1 500 m
2016 MoscowK-1 1000 m
2016 MoscowK-1 5000 m
2017 PlovdivK-1 1000 m
2009 BrandenburgK-1 1000 m
2010 TrasonaK-1 1000 m
2011 BelgradeK-1 5000 m
2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 5000 m
2017 PlovdivK-1 500 m
European Games
2015 BakuK-1 1000 m

René Holten Poulsen (born 28 November 1988) is a Danish sprint canoeist, who has won medals at the Olympics, World Championships and European Championships. He won a silver medal in the men's K-2 1000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

He made his international debut in 2005, having begun paddling at the age of 12.

The Dane has won medals in various sprint events, but has primarily focused on the K-1 since 2009. He has won 5 world championships medals and was crowned double world champion in 2015 in Milan, winning both the K-1 1.000 meter and K-1 500 meter, only the sixth time this double has been won. 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. He was also an ambassador for the 2015 European Games.

For his 2015 achievements, he has been nominated for both the World Paddle Awards 2015 and as the Sportsperson of the Year 2015 in Denmark. He won both awards.