Anna Hemmings, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Anna Hemmings

British canoeist

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1976

Place of Birth: Hammersmith, England, United Kingdom

Profession: kayaker

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Anna Lucina Hemmings (born 19 December 1976) is a British marathon canoeist who competed in the 1990s and 2000s (decade), winning six world championship gold medals.
Hemmings, who was born in Hammersmith, also competed in sprint canoeing.
She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Eight years later in Beijing, Hemmings was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 500 m event. Hemmings was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.Hemmings has visited a number of schools, including St Ursula's in Greenwich, where she presented the children with their end-of-year awards, including the students of the year for year 7 and 8 and the prefects of the year for year 7 and 8.
On 14 December 2012, Hemmings visited The Langley Academy which is a secondary school in Slough which is a town located on the outskirts/next to west London and gave a motivational speech about how she gained success from a world champion to an Olympian and also her obstacles.