Denmark wins first European Games medal in Azerbaijan

Canoeist makes history with bronze

Danish sprint canoeist René Holten Poulsen has won Denmark’s first medal at the European Games in Azerbaijan.

Poulsen paddled to a bronze this morning in the 1,000-metre sprint canoe, the same distance over which he took silver at the 2008 Olympics in the pairs.

Despite the medal, Poulsen was dissatisfied with his performance.

“It’s great, but I would have liked to win – I would have liked the gold,” Poulsen told TV2 Sports. “It is certainly something I can build on.”

Poulsen back in action
German canoeist Max Hoff told gold, while Portugual’s Fernando Pimenta won silver.

Poulsen went out strong over the first 500 metres, but Hoff reeled him with 250 metres to go.

Poulsen will be back in action on Tuesday in the 5,000-metre canoe sprint event.

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