About Émilie Fer
Born 1983. Émilie Fer is a French kayaker and canoeist.
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. She also finished seventh in the K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Fer won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (K1: 2013; K1 team: 2006, 2014) 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.
She announced her retirement in 2017.
World Cup individual podiums
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 2012 24 Jun 2012 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1 2013 30 Jun 2013 Augsburg 1st K1 25 Aug 2013 Bratislava 1st K1 2014 3 Aug 2014 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd K1 2015 16 Aug 2015 Pau 1st K1
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Who is Émilie Fer?
French canoeist
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Émilie Fer was born on 17 February 1983 in Saint-Maurice.
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Émilie Fer is a kayaker and canoeist.
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Émilie Fer is French.
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