Maria Francis (Lund) (born 1969) is a
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slalom canoeist who competed in the 1980s and 1990s.
She was women's K1 British Champion in 1989, silver medalist at the 1990 Europa Cup in
Merano
Merano (, , ) or Meran () is a city and ''comune'' in South Tyrol, northern Italy. Generally best known for its spa resorts, it is located within a basin, surrounded by mountains standing up to above sea level, at the entrance to the Passeier V ...
and went on to win a bronze medal in the K1 team event at the
1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Mezzana, Italy under the auspices of International Canoe Federation
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in
Mezzana.
Maria (now Maria Worrall, married to Photographer Chris Worrall) lives in Cambridge (UK) and is a member o
Bishop's Stortford Canoe Club She currently works for the NHS at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Image:Maria at HP.jpg, Maria Francis at an International Slalom competition in Nottingham 1991
Image:Maria paddles up.jpg, Maria Francis at Mile End Mill, Llangollen. BBC Paddles Up competition 1989
Image:Maria 89.jpg, Maria Francis (Welsh Champion) at a Premier Division Slalom in Nottingham 1988
Other notable results
* silver medal at the 1990 ICF Canoe Slalom Europa Cup race in
Merano
Merano (, , ) or Meran () is a city and ''comune'' in South Tyrol, northern Italy. Generally best known for its spa resorts, it is located within a basin, surrounded by mountains standing up to above sea level, at the entrance to the Passeier V ...
* gold medal at the 1989 BCU Canoe Slalom Championships
* gold medal at the 1989 BCU Canoe Slalom Open Championships in Llangollen
* silver medal at International Canoe Slalom race in Llangollen (1994)
* gold medal at the 1987 ICF Canoe Slalom Junior Pre-worlds race in La Seu D'Urgell
* silver medal at the 1987 ICF Canoe Slalom Euro Youth Championships in Spittal
References
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Cardiff International White Water - Dŵr Gwyn Rhyngwladol CaerdyddSlalom Medal Winners from 1946 to 2006 - British Canoe UnionWelsh Canoe Association - Canw CymruBritish CanoeingThe website of UK Canoe Slalom
British female canoeists
Welsh female canoeists
Living people
1969 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
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