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Olympic gold medalist canoeist anna hemmings mbe
Anna Lucina 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.
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- Olympic gold medalist canoeist anna hemmings mbe
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Hemmings, who was born in Hammersmith, also competed in sprint canoeing. 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.
Hemmings has visited a number of 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 year 7 and 8 and the prefects of the year for year 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.