Fiona Pennie

Fiona Pennie

Personal information
Full name	Fiona Elizabeth Maureen Pennie
Nationality	British
Born	(1982-11-09) 9 November 1982 Alexandria, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Website	facebook.com/FionaPennieK1
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 Silver 2006 Prague K-1 Silver 2014 Deep Creek Lake K-1 Bronze 2007 Foz do Iguaçu K-1 team European Championships Gold 2013 Kraków K-1 Silver 2013 Kraków K-1 team Bronze 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1 team Bronze 2008 Kraków K-1 team Bronze 2012 Augsburg K-1

Fiona Pennie (born 9 November 1982) is a British slalom canoeist who has competed internationally since 1998.

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 three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers (K-1: 2006, 2014) 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

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• ICF World Ranking - 123 Result
• Sports-reference.com profile