Hugues Fournel (born 5 August 1988) is a Canadian kayaker. He was born in

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. Fournel was the 2011 Pan American champion in the men's K-2 200 m together with Ryan Cochrane. He competed in K-2 200 and 1000 m together with Cochrane at the

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. On August 1, 2016 (after the suspension of the Russian crew) he and Cochrane was named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team in the men's K-2 200 m event. They finished last in the final. His father

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and sister Emilie are also both Olympic kayakers.

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* * 1988 births Living people People from Lachine, Quebec Canoeists from Montreal Canadian male canoeists Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of Canada Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 2011 Pan American Games Université Laval alumni Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games {{Canada-canoe-bio-stub