Anna Lucina Hemmings MBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (born 19 December 1976 in Hammersmith

Hammersmith

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) is a British

Great Britain

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 marathon canoeist

Canoe racing

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 who competed in the 1990s and 2000s, winning six world championship gold medals.
She also competed in sprint canoeing

Canoe racing

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. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's K-1 500 metres

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 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

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 in Sydney

Sydney

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. Eight years later

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 in Beijing

Beijing

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, 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.