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Karen Furneaux
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Born
December 23, 1976 (1976-12-23) (age 42)

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Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Canada

World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Szeged K-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Poznań K-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1997 Dartmouth K-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Milan K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Zagreb K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Zagreb K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Zagreb K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Szeged K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 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.


In 2018 she was named one of the greatest 15 athletes in Nova Scotia's history.[1]



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  • Canoe09.ca profile


  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.


  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)

  • Official website


  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Karen Furneaux". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.















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