Fiona Pennie

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Fiona Pennie
Pennie at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameFiona Elizabeth Maureen Pennie
NationalityBritish
Born (1982-11-09) 9 November 1982 (age 41)
Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Websitefionapennie.com
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1, extreme slalom
ClubC.R. CATS
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 5 (July 2011)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 2 3 2
European Championships 3 1 4
U23 European Championships 0 0 2
Junior World Championships 0 0 2
Total 5 4 10
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bratislava K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Prague K1
Silver medal – second place 2014 Deep Creek Lake K1
Silver medal – second place 2015 London K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Foz do Iguaçu K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rio de Janeiro K1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kraków K1
Gold medal – first place 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Ivrea K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kraków K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Kraków K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Augsburg K1
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Prague K1
U23 European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Kraków K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kraków K1
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Bratislava K1
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Bratislava K1 team

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[edit]

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 seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K1 team: 2019, 2021), 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 8 medals (3 golds, 1 silver and 4 bronzes) at the European Championships.[4]

World Cup individual podiums[edit]

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
2021 13 June 2021 Prague 2nd Extreme K1
1 World Championship counting for World Cup points

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fiona Pennie | British Canoeing Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Fiona Pennie". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83". Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Fiona PENNIE (GBR)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

External links[edit]

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