Emma Jørgensen
Jørgensen at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameEmma Aastrand Jørgensen
NationalityDanish
Born (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996[1]
Bagsværd, Denmark
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[2]
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportSprint kayak
ClubMaribo Kajakklub[3]
Coached byZoltán Bakó[3]
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoK-1 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 MoscowK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2021 CopenhagenK-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place2023 DuisburgK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2017 RačiceK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2023 DuisburgK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2017 RačiceK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 SzegedK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2021 CopenhagenK-1 500 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place2019 MinskK-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaK-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaK-2 Mix 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 MinskK-1 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 PoznańK-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place2021 PoznańK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2017 PlovdivK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 MoscowK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2018 BelgradeK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2021 PoznańK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2022 MunichK-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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "JORGENSEN Emma Aastrand - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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