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Émilie Fer
French canoeist
Émilie Fer (born 17 February 1983 in Saint-Maurice)[1] 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.[2] 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).[3]
On 1 January 2013, Fer was made a Knight (Chevalier) of the Legion of Honour.[4]
She announced her retirement in 2017.[5]