Hugues Fournel
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) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Kayaking | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on July 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Hugues Fournel (born 5 August 1988) is a Canadian kayaker. He was born in Lachine, Quebec. 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.
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. They finished last in the final.
His father Jean and sister Emilie are also both Olympic kayakers.