About Karen Furneaux
Born 1976. Karen Furneaux is a Canadian kayaker.
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.
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Who is Karen Furneaux?
Canadian canoeist
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Karen Furneaux was born on 23 December 1976 in Halifax.
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Karen Furneaux is a kayaker.
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