Fiona Pennie

Fiona Pennie (left), Bethan Latham and Lizzie Neave at the 2013 European Canoe Slalom Championships

Personal information

Full name

Fiona Elizabeth Maureen Pennie

Nationality

British

Born

9 November 1982
Alexandria, Dumbartonshire, Scotland

Height

1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

72 kg (159 lb)

Website

fionapennie.com

Sport

Country

United Kingdom

Sport

Canoe slalom

Event(s)

K-1

Club

C.R. CATS

Achievements and titles

Highest world ranking

No. 5 (July 2011)

Medal record

Women's canoe slalom
Competitor for Great Britain
World Championships
	2006 Prague	K-1
	2014 Deep Creek Lake	K-1
	2015 London	K-1 team
	2007 Foz do Iguaçu	K-1 team
European Championships
	2013 Kraków	K-1
	2013 Kraków	K-1 team
	2007 Liptovský Mikuláš	K-1 team
	2008 Kraków	K-1 team
	2012 Augsburg	K-1

Fiona Pennie (born 9 November 1982) is a British slalom canoeist who has competed internationally since 1997.

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 won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three silvers (K-1: 2006, 2014; K-1 team: 2015) and a bronze (K-1 team: 2007). She became European Champion in 2013 and also won a silver medal and three bronze medals at the European Championships.

Pennie also competed in the K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but did not advance beyond the qualifying round after finishing in 17th place.

References

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