Brigitte Vernaillen (Schoten, 6 April 1958) is a Belgian canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1970s. She was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 500 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. [1] Together with Marleen Kuppens she was selected for the K-2 500 m at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. [2]
Karen Furneaux 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, three silvers, and four bronzes.
Kinga Bóta is a Hungarian canoe sprinter who competed from 1999 to 2005. She won silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Katalin Kovács is a Hungarian canoe sprinter. She competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics and won eight medals, with three golds and five silvers.
Natasa Dusev-Janics is a Yugoslavian-Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed for Hungary since 2001 and has won six Olympic medals in the sprint canoe events.
Josefa Idem married Guerrini is an Italian canoe sprinter turned politician. Competing in eight Summer Olympics, she has five medals. Winning 35 international medals during her career, Idem was the first Italian woman to win World Championships and Olympic medals in canoe sprint. At the 2009 world championships, she became the oldest medalist in the history of the world championships.
Erika Géczi is a retired Hungarian canoe sprinter who competed in the 1980s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, as well as six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold, three silvers, and two bronzes.
Anett Schuck is a German sprint canoer and marathon canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-4 500 m event, earning them in 1996 and 2000.
Inna Volodymyrivna Osypenko-Radomska is a Ukrainian-Azerbaijani sprint kayaker. Competing for Ukraine, she won four Olympic medals, including gold at the 2008 Olympics in K-1 500 m. She switched to Azerbaijan in 2014 and won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics.
Katrin Borchert is an East German-born Australian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one silver and two bronzes. During her career, she has represented four countries: East Germany, then West Germany, then Germany followed by Australia.
Danuta Kozák is a Hungarian sprint canoeist. She has won one silver, one bronze and six Olympic gold medals, three of which in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, making her the only female to win K1, K2 and K4 at the same Olympics. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in Women's K-4 500 metres, and bronze medal in Women's K-2 500 metres.
Sylvi Riitta Saimo was a Finnish sprint canoeist. She was the first female Finnish Olympic Champion at the Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in K-1 500 m at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She also competed in cross-country skiing, athletics and orienteering. She was a member of the Finnish Parliament from 1966 to 1978.
Karen Hoff was a Danish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She became the first female Olympic champion in the sport of canoeing when she won the gold medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Karen also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in K-2 500 m in 1948 and a silver in K-1 500 m in 1950.
Carsta Genäuß is an East German canoe sprinter who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. She won a gold medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Elżbieta Urbańczyk is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1988 to 2002. She won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold, three silvers, and three bronzes.
Krisztina Fazekas-Zur is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s. She won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds and five silvers.
Franziska John is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.
Tina Dietze is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won the gold medal in K-2 and the silver medal in K-4 at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Carrie Ann Johnson is an American sprint canoer who has competed in the individual and team Canoeing events at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
Karolina Elżbieta Naja is a Polish sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in Women's K-4 500 metres, and silver medal in Women's K-2 500 metres.
Emma Aastrand Jørgensen 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.