Anna Hemmings

Anna Hemmings
MBE
Personal information
Born (1976-12-19) 19 December 1976
Hammersmith, London, England
Medal record
Women's canoe marathon
World Championships
1999 Győr K-1
2001 Stockton-on-Tees K-1
2001 Stockton-on-Tees K-2
2005 Perth K-1
2006 Tremolat K-1
2007 Győr K-1
1996 Vaxholm K-1
1998 Cape Town K-1

Anna Lucinda Hemmings MBE (born 19 December 1976) is a British marathon canoeist who competed in the 1990s and 2000s (decade), winning six world championship gold medals.

Career

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

  1. ^ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 17.
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