Anna Hemmings
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Anna Lucinda Hemmings MBE (born 19 December 1976) is a British Motivational Speaker and high performance coach, formally a marathon kayaker who competed in the 1990s and 2000s (decade), winning six world championship gold medals, three European Championship gold medals and competing in two Olympic Games (2000 and 2008).
Career
[edit]Hemmings, who was born in Hammersmith, also competed in sprint kayaking. 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' speciality was endurance racing and she is known as Britain's most successful female marathon kayaker, with 11 World and European Championship medals to her name. She is the only British female kayaker to ever hold World and European marathon kayak titles concurrently (1999 and 2005).[1]
In 2005 Hemmings won the Champions Award at the Sunday Times Sports Woman of the Year Awards. Hemmings was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.[2] Hemmings graduated from Royal Holloway University of London in 2001 with a BSC degree in Economics and Management and in 2007 the University recognised Anna's achievements and awarded her with an Honorary Fellowship. In recognition of her kayaking achievements, Hemmings was appointed as a member of the World Paddle Awards Academy,[3] an association honoring prominent figures and legends within global paddlesports.
Following her athletic career, Hemmings founded high performance training consultancy Beyond the Barriers and transitioned into leadership and team development, executive coaching and corporate motivational speaking. She is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She is also a certified consultant for team performance and leadership development frameworks, including the Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team and Resilient Leaders Elements. Her work focuses on performance psychology and leadership development within corporate organizations. She has spoken at international corporate conferences and appeared as a guest on business and personal development podcasts, including The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Anna Hemmings MBE - British | Organisation | World Paddle Awards | The Global Awards for Canoe, Kayak and other Paddlesports". www.worldpaddleawards.com. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 17.
- ↑ "World Paddle Awards | The Global Awards for Canoe, Kayak and other Paddlesports". www.worldpaddleawards.com. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Moment 28 - How To Overcome Your Limiting Beliefs: Anna Hemmings". Apple Podcasts (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2026.
External links
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- 1976 births
- English female canoeists
- Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic canoeists for Great Britain
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- British female canoeists
- People from Hammersmith
- Sportspeople from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- 21st-century English sportswomen
- 20th-century English sportswomen
- Medalists at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships