Lasma Liepa

Lasma Liepa (Latvian: Lāsma Liepa; born 4 July 1988) is a Latvian-born Turkish female sprint kayaker. She is a member of Antalya Gençlik Merkezi GSK in Antalya.[1]

Lasma Liepa
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-07-04) 4 July 1988
Riga, Latvia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportKayaking
Event(s)K-1 200m
ClubAntalya Gençlik Merkezi GSK

In 2015, she received the Turkish citizenship, and was admitted to the Turkey national canoe team.[2] According to the Turkish Canoe Federation, the main factor for Liepa's transfer to Turkey was supposedly her age seen by the Latvian sports officials not suitable anymore for canoeing.[3]

She took part at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Milan, Italy, and finished 12th. Upon this result, she earned a quota spot for the women's K-1 200 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She is the first ever women's canoeist to represent Turkey at the Olympics.[2][4]

References

  1. "Sporcu Bilgileri - Lasma Liepa" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  2. "Kano tarihinde bir ilk". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2015-08-24. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  3. "Lasma Liepa, Türkiye'yi kanoda olimpiyatlara taşıdı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  4. "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
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