Anna Hemmings
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Anna Lucina Hemmings MBE (born 19 December 1976) is a British marathon kayakist who competed in the 1990s and 2000s (decade), winning six world championship gold medals.
Hemmings, who was born in Hammersmith, also competed in sprint kayaking. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Eight years later in Beijing, Hemmings was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 500 m event.
Hemmings was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.[1]
Hemmings has visited several schools, including St Ursula's in Greenwich, where she presented the children with their end-of-year awards, including the students of the year for years 7 and 8 and the prefects of the year for years 7 and 8. On 14 December 2012, Hemmings visited The Langley Academy which is a secondary school in Slough which is a town located on the outskirts/next to west London and gave a motivational speech about how she gained success from a world champion to an Olympian and also her obstacles.
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 17.
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- 1976 births
- English female canoeists
- Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic canoeists for Great Britain
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- British female canoeists
- People from Hammersmith
- Sportspeople from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham