Henriette Engel Hansen
Danish canoeist
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Henriette Engel Hansen (born 15 April 1982) is a world champion Danish canoe sprinter and marathon canoeist. She and team-mate Emma Aastrand Jørgensen won the K-2 1000 m title at the 2014 World Championships.[4]
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| Born | 15 April 1982 (age 44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | 361 Kano- og Kajakklub[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Zoltán Bakó (national)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she was eliminated in the K-1 500 m semifinals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was eliminated in the K-1 200 m semifinals and placed seventh in the K-1 500 m event.[1] At the 2016 Olympics she competed in the K-1 200 m and K-4 500 m and placed sixth in the latter event.[2]
