Emma Jørgensen

For the cyclist, see Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen.

Emma Aastrand Jørgensen (born 30 January 1996) is a Danish sprint canoeist. She and her team-mate Henriette Engel Hansen won the women's K-2 1000 m title at the 2014 World Championships.^[4]

Emma Jørgensen

Jørgensen at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Emma Aastrand Jørgensen
Nationality	Danish
Born	(1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 29)[1] Bagsværd, Denmark
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)[2]
Sport
Country	Denmark
Sport	Sprint kayak
Club	Maribo Kajakklub[3]
Coached by	Zoltán Bakó[3]
Medal record Women's canoe sprint Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 500 m 2020 Tokyo K-1 200 m 2020 Tokyo K-1 500 m 2024 Paris K-1 500 m World Championships 2014 Moscow K-2 1000 m 2021 Copenhagen K-1 200 m 2023 Duisburg K-2 500 m 2017 Račice K-1 200 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 200 m 2023 Duisburg K-1 500 m 2017 Račice K-1 500 m 2019 Szeged K-1 200 m 2021 Copenhagen K-1 500 m European Games 2019 Minsk K-1 200 m 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-1 200 m 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-1 500 m 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-2 500 m 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-2 Mix 200 m 2019 Minsk K-1 500 m European Championships 2021 Poznań K-1 200 m 2021 Poznań K-1 500 m 2022 Munich K-1 200 m 2024 Szeged K-2 500 m 2017 Plovdiv K-1 200 m 2024 Szeged K-1 500 m 2016 Moscow K-1 500 m 2018 Belgrade K-1 200 m 2021 Poznań K-4 500 m 2022 Munich K-1 500 m

Career

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in K-1 500 metres. She was defeated by the defending champion Danuta Kozák. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships in the same category.^[3] Jørgensen competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the K-1 200 metres event, finishing behind Lisa Carrington and Teresa Portela^[5] and also in the K-1 500 metres event, finishing behind Lisa Carrington and Tamara Csipes.^[5] At her third Olympic Games in Paris, she won her second bronze medal in the K-1 500 metres event, finishing behind Lisa Carrington and Tamara Csipes, just as she had three years earlier in Tokyo.