Emma Jørgensen

For the cyclist, see Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen.

Emma Jørgensen

Jørgensen at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Emma Aastrand Jørgensen
Nationality	Danish
Born	(1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 28)[1] Bagsværd, Denmark
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)[2]
Sport
Country	Denmark
Sport	Sprint kayak
Club	Maribo Kajakklub[3]
Coached by	Zoltán Bakó[3]
Medal record Women's canoe sprint Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 500 m 2020 Tokyo K-1 200 m 2020 Tokyo K-1 500 m World Championships 2014 Moscow K-2 1000 m 2021 Copenhagen K-1 200 m 2023 Duisburg K-2 500 m 2017 Račice K-1 200 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 200 m 2023 Duisburg K-1 500 m 2017 Račice K-1 500 m 2019 Szeged K-1 200 m 2021 Copenhagen K-1 500 m European Games 2019 Minsk K-1 200 m 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-1 200 m 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-1 500 m 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-2 500 m 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-2 Mix 200 m 2019 Minsk K-1 500 m European Championships 2021 Poznań K-1 200 m 2021 Poznań K-1 500 m 2022 Munich K-1 200 m 2017 Plovdiv K-1 200 m 2016 Moscow K-1 500 m 2018 Belgrade K-1 200 m 2021 Poznań K-4 500 m 2022 Munich K-1 500 m

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]

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.

External links

• Emma Jørgensen at the International Canoe Federation
• Emma Jørgensen at Olympics.com
• Emma Jørgensen at Olympedia