Karen Hoff
Encyclopedia
Karen Hoff is a Danish
sprint canoer
who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She won a gold medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics
in London
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Hoff also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1948) and a silver (K-1 500 m: 1950).
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
sprint canoer
Canoe racing
This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She won a gold medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
in London
London
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Hoff also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m: 1948) and a silver (K-1 500 m: 1950).