René Holten Poulsen

René Holten Poulsen, professional kayaker and medalist at the Olympics, World Championships and European Championships
René Holten Poulsen (born 28 November 1988) is a Danish sprint canoeist. He won a silver medal in the men's K-2 1000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The Dane has won medals in various sprint events, but has since 2009 primarily focused on the K-1. He has won 5 world championships medals and was in 2015 in Milan crowned double world champion, winning both the K-1 1.000 meter and K-1 500 meter as the only 6th athlete in the world. Furthermore he has one medal from the Olympic Games and 15 from European championships. In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for Denmark in canoe sprint, more specifically, Men's K-1 1000m. He earned a bronze medal.
For his 2015 achievements, he has been nominated for both the World Paddler Awards 2015 and as the Sportsperson of the Year 2015 in Denmark.