Wouter D'Haene is a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 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 mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held September 10–14, 2003 in Gainesville, Georgia, United States at Lake Lanier. Located north of Atlanta, this was also where the canoe sprint and rowing events for the 1996 Summer Olympics took place....

 in Gainesville

Gainesville, Georgia

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D'Haene also finished fifth in the K-2 1000 m

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 1000 metres

These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks.-Medalists:-Heats:...

 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 in Athens

Athens

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. In 2005 he finished fourth in the K2 1000m on the world Championship in Zagreb and on the ninth position in Szeged 2006.
After 2007 he started paddling in the K1. He reached the final on the European Championship 2008 in Milan , finished as seventh and was qualified for the Olympics in Beijing. He Could not compete because the Belgian Olympic Federation didn't want to.
In 2009 he was sixth on the Europeans in Brandenburg on the K1 1000m.