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. References Canoe09.ca profile Official website 1976 births Canadian people of French descent Canadian female canoeists Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia Olympic canoeists of Canada ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Pan American Games medalists in canoeing Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Canoeists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games