About Jakob Thordsen
Born 1999. Jakob Thordsen is a German kayaker.
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 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.
As a career outside sport, he has learnt and works as a mechatronics technician.
Early life Thordsen moved from Hamburg to a sports boarding school in Hannover in 2014.
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Who is Jakob Thordsen?
German canoeist
When was Jakob Thordsen born?
Jakob Thordsen was born on 22 October 1999 in Hamburg.
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Jakob Thordsen is a kayaker.
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Jakob Thordsen is German.
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