Results - 2015 ICF CANOE SLALOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Biography

Fiona PENNIE

Federation :	PADDLE UK
Gender:	Female
Date of birth:	09/11/1982
Height (cm.) :	169
Weight (Kg.) :	73

Athlete entered in:
Women's K1 SENIOR
Women's K1x3 SENIOR	other members of the team:	Elizabeth NEAVE
Women's K1x3 SENIOR	other members of the team:	Kimberley WOODS

Medals:
Silver	Women's K1x3 SENIOR as member of		PADDLE UK

HOBBIES:		Hockey Favourite TV Show - Orange is the New Balck Perfect day - Getting to be outisde and even better if I have my Westie, Scamp with me.
		Boat repairs, DIY, hockey, photography, drum kit and my dog, Scamp.
SPORTING RELATIVES:		Mother competed internationally in Canoe Sprint. Father was Scottish 50m Indoor Track & Field Champion in 1973.
OTHER SPORTS:		Shot Putt: selected for Scottish Schools athletics team for Shot Putt in 2000.
BIOGRAPHY:		Date of Birth: 09/11/1982 Born: Alexandria, Dumbartonshire, Scotland Hometown: Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland Lives: Waltham Abbey, Essex Occupation: Athlete Height / weight: 1.69m / 73kg Olympic Games: Beijing 2008 Class: Canoe Slalom - Women's K1 Paddling since: 1992 Club: C.R. Cats Coach: Paul Ratcliffe Boat: Vajda Ego 36L Paddles: G'Power Rile Ergo Sponsors: Peak UK, Vajda Canoes and Kayaks, G'Power Paddles Lottery Funding: UK Sport Podium Programme Hobbies: DIY, Drum Kit, Golf, Photography Website www.fionapennie.co.uk Notes: Beijing Olympian Fiona Pennie is an experienced women's K1 slalom kayaker. She learnt to kayak in Scotland with her then coach Johnny Brown. She is a member of the 2012 GB Senior Team. Fiona missed out on a place in the GB team in 2009 and during that time learnt to paddle and competed internationally in the relatively new Women's Canoe Single event. Her mother was an international canoe sprint paddler, which probably explains why Fiona has played in boats since she was just a few months old!
OLYMPIC GAMES:	2008	K1 - 17th
ICF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:	2006	K1 - Silver
	2010	K1 - 8th
	2011	K1 - 5th
ICF WORLD CUPS:	2010	WC1 Prague: K1 - Silver WC2 La Seu d’Urgell: K1 - Bronze
	2011	WC4 Prague: K1 - 7^th
	2012	WC1 Cardiff: K1 - 6^th ^{WC2 Pau: K1 - 35th}
CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:	2010	K1 - 10th
	2011	K1 - 14th
	2012	Augsburg K1 - Bronze
FACEBOOK:		www.facebook.com/FionaPennieK1
TWITTER:		www.twitter.com/fionapennie
YOUTUBE:		www.youtube.com/fionapennie
INSTAGRAM:		www.instagram.com/fionapennie
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:		Waltham Abbey, Essex
OCCUPATION:		Full time Athlete
HIGHER EDUCATION:		Bachelor of Science in Sports Technology
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:		My mother first had me sitting in a kayak at a few months old, but my first time paddling my own boat was when I was 5 or 6 years old on Loch Earn in Scotland.
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:		My mother was an International Sprint Kayaker and got me into the sport. I joined Perth Canoe Club who predominantly did slalom and loved the competitive nature of the sport. No run is ever the same as the last as it's always changing and there are always ways in which to improve.
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:		John Brown
TRAINING PARTNER(S):		Joe Clarke
HERO/IDOL:		Katherine Grainger: GBR Rower, 3 x olympic silver medallist & finally a gold medallist at London 2012. She never gave up on her dream.
SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS:		If I do a good run I usually have to repeat everything the same for the next run, down to wearing the same kit!
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:		Just get on with it
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:		Lee Valley Whitewater Centre
FAVOURITE FOOD:		Steak
FAVOURITE MUSIC:		A broad range of everything!
AMBITIONS :		To race consistently to the best of my ability; pushing the boundaries of what is capable for a kayak woman.
AWARDS AND HONORS:		Perth and Kinross Sportsperson of the Year: 2000, 2010. Essex Sportsperson of the Year 2013.
CLUB:		CR Cats
NAME OF COACH:		Mark Ratcliffe
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:		British
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:		Since October 2012
TRAINING REGIME:		I give attention to detail in everything I do and this carries into my paddling. I never give up on achieving the best I can do.
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:		2001
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:		Italy
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:		World Cup Race #2
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:		Merano, Italy
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:		Coming 10th in the Prague World Cup race in 2001 when I was still 18 was quite an achievement for me at the time. Becoming European Champion in 2013 was huge for me after a difficult 2012.