Maria Francis (Lund) (born 1969) is a British and Welsh slalom canoeist who competed in the 1980s and 1990s.[1] She was women's K1 British Champion in 1989, silver medalist at the 1990 Europa Cup in Merano and went on to win a bronze medal in the K1 team event at the 1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Mezzana.
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Women's canoe slalom | ||
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1993 Mezzana | K1 team |
Maria (now Maria Worrall, married to Photographer Chris Worrall) lives in Cambridge (UK) and is a member of Cambridge Canoe Club. She currently works for the NHS as a Nurse at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
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Maria Francis at an International Slalom competition in Nottingham 1991
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Maria Francis at Mile End Mill, Llangollen. BBC Paddles Up competition 1989
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Maria Francis (Welsh Champion) at a Premier Division Slalom in Nottingham 1988
Other notable results
edit- silver medal at the 1990 ICF Canoe Slalom Europa Cup race in Merano
- gold medal at the 1989 BCU Canoe Slalom Championships
- gold medal at the 1989 BCU Canoe Slalom Open Championships in Llangollen
- silver medal at International Canoe Slalom race in Llangollen (1994)
- gold medal at the 1987 ICF Canoe Slalom Junior Pre-worlds race in La Seu D'Urgell
- silver medal at the 1987 ICF Canoe Slalom Euro Youth Championships in Spittal
References
edit- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)
- Cardiff International White Water - Dŵr Gwyn Rhyngwladol Caerdydd
- Slalom Medal Winners from 1946 to 2006 - British Canoe Union
- Welsh Canoe Association - Canw Cymru
- British Canoeing
- The website of UK Canoe Slalom