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

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. She also finished seventh in the K1 event at the

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. Fer won four medals at the

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with three golds (K1:

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; K1 team:

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) and a bronze (K1 team:

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). She also six medals at the

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(1 gold, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes). On 1 January 2013, Fer was made a Knight (Chevalier) of the

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. She announced her retirement in 2017.

World Cup individual podiums

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* * * * * 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint-Maurice, 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 21st-century French sportswomen {{France-canoe-bio-stub