Karen Furneaux

Karen Furneaux

Personal information
Born	(1976-12-23) December 23, 1976 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Medal record Women's canoe sprint Representing Canada World Championships 1998 Szeged K-2 200 m 2001 Poznań K-1 200 m 1997 Dartmouth K-4 200 m 1999 Milan K-2 500 m 2005 Zagreb K-1 500 m 2005 Zagreb K-1 200 m 2005 Zagreb K-1 1000 m 2006 Szeged K-1 200 m 2009 Dartmouth K-1 4 x 200 m Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg K-1 500 m 1999 Winnipeg K-4 500m

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).

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.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• Official website
• Karen Furneaux at Olympics.com
• Karen Furneaux at Team Canada
• Karen Furneaux at Olympedia