Welcome to my homepage. In general my homepage contains news and pictures from my kayak-life and information about me.

My name is Henriette Engel Hansen. I am 27 years old and a paddler on The Danish National Team.

I have paddled since 2002 and in 2006 I became a part of The Danish National Team. In the years on the national team I have been focusing on my K1 (single). Despite of this I am a triple Worldchampion in marathon K2 (double) with Anne Lolk (2007, 2008 and 2009).

In 2008 I participated in the Olympics in Beijing in the 500 m K1. My clear goal is a top five ranking at the Olympics in London in 2012. Before this event my ambition is to have a continously improvement and position myself among the absolut fasted women in the world. 

2009 has been my best season so far. I have won my first flatwater medals internationally. I have got a bronze on 1000 m K1 at the Europeans. Moreover I achieved a 5th place in the 500 m K1 (the classical olympic distance) and a 4th place in the 1000 m K1 at the Worlds. In addition I have got a third place in the final ranking of the entire World Cups in 2009. In the last race of the season Anne Lolk and I won the Worlds in marathon K2 for the third time.

In my interest the most interesting and renewing about the Olympics in London in 2012 is the introduction of 200 m k1 for women.