Karen Furneaux

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).

Karen Furneaux
Personal information
Born (1976-12-23) December 23, 1976
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 SzegedK-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place2001 PoznańK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place1997 DartmouthK-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place1999 MilanK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2005 ZagrebK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2005 ZagrebK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2005 ZagrebK-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2006 SzegedK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2009 DartmouthK-1 4 x 200 m

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]

References
  1. Tattrie, Jon (30 April 2018). "Sidney Crosby to headline 'greatest sports dinner' in Nova Scotia". CBC Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2018.


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