Jo-Annie Fortin

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Jo-Annie Fortin
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1990-10-25) October 25, 1990 (age 33)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Synchronized swimming
ClubSynchro Canada
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Synchronized swimming
FINA World Aquatics Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Rome Free routine combination
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Shanghai Free routine combination
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Women's team
Updated on May 21, 2015

Jo-Annie Fortin (born October 25, 1990) was a Canadian synchronized swimmer and Olympian.

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Career

Fortin was a member of Canada's national synchronized swimming team. Competing in the team events she would win bronze medals at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships and the 2011 World Aquatics Championships. [1] She competed in the women's team event at the 2012 Olympic Games, finishing fourth. [2] [3] She retired from the sport after the 2012 games. [4]

Honours

In 2012 Fortin was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. [5]

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References

  1. "Canada wins bronze in synchronized swimming". CBC Sports. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  2. "Jo-Annie Fortin Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. "Jo-Annie Fortin". The Vancouver Sun. July 4, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  4. canadienne, La Presse (September 26, 2012). "Nage synchronisée - Huit athlètes annoncent leur retraite". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  5. "London 2012 Olympians, Paralympians and builders honoured with Diamond Jubilee Medal in Montreal". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. March 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2017.