Émilie Fournel
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | October 26, 1986 Montreal, Quebec |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Kayaking |
| Event(s) | K-1 200m, K-1 500m |
Medal record | |
Émilie Fournel (born October 26, 1986) is a Canadian sprint kayaker who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth, and in the K-1 5000 m at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[2][3]
Fournel competed in the K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but was eliminated in the semifinals, and the K-1 200 m and 500 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Her father, Jean Fournel, competed for Canada in sprint canoe at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Her brother Hugues Fournel also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's K-2 200 metres with Ryan Cochrane.
In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "COC Canada profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. 18 September 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ "Emilie FOURNEL". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Results Day 5 2015 Canoe Spring World Championships" (PDF). canoe2015.microplustiming.com/. ICF. 23 August 2015. p. 30. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Blum, Benjamin (27 June 2016). "Canada names experienced Olympic canoe-kayak team". www.cbc.ca/sports/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
External links
[edit]- Émilie Fournel at the International Canoe Federation
- Émilie Fournel at Olympics.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Émilie Fournel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- Official website
- Émilie Fournel on Flickr
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