 Fournel at the 2012 National Olympic Trials | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1988 Lachine, Quebec | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Kayaking | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hugues Fournel (born 5 August 1988) is a Canadian kayaker. He was born in Lachine, Quebec.[1] Fournel was the 2011 Pan American champion in the men's K-2 200 m together with Ryan Cochrane. He competed in K-2 200 and 1000 m together with Cochrane at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
On August 1, 2016 (after the suspension of the Russian crew) he and Cochrane was named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team in the men's K-2 200 m event.[2] They finished last in the final.[3]
His father Jean and sister Emilie are also both Olympic kayakers.[1]
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hugues Fournel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "Ryan Cochrane, Hugues Fournel added to Canadian Olympic team for men's K2 200m". www.cbc.ca/sports/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016 - Men's Kayak Double 200m". www.Rio2016.com. 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.