Lasma Liepa
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Born | July 4, 1988 Riga, Latvia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Kayaking |
| Event | K-1 200m |
| Club | Antalya Gençlik Merkezi GSK |
Lasma Liepa (born July 4, 1988) is a Latvian-born Turkish female sprint kayaker. She is a member of Antalya Gençlik Merkezi GSK in Antalya.[1]
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
- ^ "Sporcu Bilgileri - Lasma Liepa" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ a b "Kano tarihinde bir ilk". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Lasma Liepa, Türkiye'yi kanoda olimpiyatlara taşıdı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2016-06-22.