Karen Furneaux

Karen Furneaux

Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold	1998 Szeged	K-2 200 m
Gold	2001 Poznań	K-1 200 m
Silver	1997 Dartmouth	K-4 200 m
Silver	1999 Milan	K-2 500 m
Silver	2005 Zagreb	K-1 500 m
Bronze	2005 Zagreb	K-1 200 m
Bronze	2005 Zagreb	K-1 1000 m
Bronze	2006 Szeged	K-1 200 m
Bronze	2009 Dartmouth	K-1 4 x 200 m

Karen Furneaux (born December 23, 1976) is a Canadian sprint kayaker who has been competing since 1988. A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, she won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. This includes two golds (K-1 200 m: 2001, K-2 200 m: 1998), three silvers (K-1 500 m: 2005, K-2 500 m: 1999, K-4 200 m: 1997), and four bronzes (K-1 200 m: 2005, 2006; K-1 1000 m: 2005, K-1 4 x 200 m: 2009).

Furneaux also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the K-2 500 m event at Sydney in 2000.

References

• Canoe09.ca profile
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Official website
• Sports-reference.com profile