Fiona Pennie
Fiona Pennie (born 9 November 1982) is a British slalom canoeist who has competed internationally since 1997. She lives in Waltham Abbey in Essex.[1]
Career
Pennie won a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships in 2000 and won the overall Junior World Cup Series in the same year. As an Under 23 athlete, she won a team bronze medal in 2004 and an individual bronze medal in 2005, both at the European Under 23 Championships. She competed in the K1 event at the 2008 and 2016 Olympics and placed 17th and 6th, respectively.[2]
She won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three silvers (K1: 2006[3], 2014; K1 team: 2015) and two bronzes (K1 team: 2007, 2018). She became European Champion in the K1 (solo kayak class) event in 2013. She won a total of 7 medals (2 golds, 1 silver and 4 bronzes) at the European Championships.[4]
World Cup individual podiums
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 6 August 2006 | Prague | 2nd | K11 |
2007 | 30 June 2007 | Prague | 3rd | K1 |
2010 | 20 June 2010 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
27 June 2010 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 | |
2016 | 11 September 2016 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 |
- 1 World Championship counting for World Cup points
References
- ↑ Fiona Pennie | British Canoeing Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ "Fiona Pennie". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ↑ ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
- ↑ "Fiona PENNIE (GBR)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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