Émilie Fer (born 17 February 1983 in
Saint-Maurice) is a French
slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2000 to 2016.
She won a gold medal in the
K1 event at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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. She also finished seventh in the
K1 event at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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Fer won four medals at the
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
with three golds (K1:
2013
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; K1 team:
2006,
2014
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) and a bronze (K1 team:
2015). She also six medals at the
European Championships (1 gold, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes).
On 1 January 2013, Fer was made a Knight (Chevalier) of the
Legion of Honour
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.
She announced her retirement in 2017.
World Cup individual podiums
References
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1983 births
Living people
People from Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne
Sportspeople from Val-de-Marne
Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Knights of the Legion of Honour
French female canoeists
Olympic canoeists for France
Olympic medalists in canoeing
Olympic gold medalists for France
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
European champions for France
Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
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