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Latvian-born Turkish sprint kayaker
Lasma Liepa
Liepa in 2016
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-07-04) 4 July 1988 (age 36)
Riga, Latvia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportKayaking
EventK-1 200m
ClubAntalya Gençlik Merkezi GSK

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

In 2015, she received the Turkish citizenship, and was admitted to the Turkey national canoe team. 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.

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.

References

  1. "Sporcu Bilgileri – Lasma Liepa". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Kano tarihinde bir ilk". Habertürk (in Turkish). 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. "Lasma Liepa, Türkiye'yi kanoda olimpiyatlara taşıdı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  4. "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

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