Jakob Thordsen

NationalityGerman

Born (1999-10-22) 22 October 1999 (age 25)
Hamburg, Germany

CountryGermany

SportSprint kayak

Jakob Thordsen

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1999-10-22) 22 October 1999 (age 25) Hamburg, Germany
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Sprint kayak
Event	K-4 1000 m
Club	HKC Hannover
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Germany World Championships 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 1000 m 2019 Szeged K-4 1000 m 2023 Duisburg K-1 1000 m

Jakob Thordsen (born 1999 in Hamburg) is a German sprint canoeist.

He won a gold medal in K-4 1000m at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships^[1] and the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, and a bronze medal in the K-1 1000m at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. He finished 8th in the K-1 1000m at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[2]

As a career outside sport, he has learnt and works as a mechatronics technician.^[3]