Lisa Roman (born 17 September 1989) is a Canadian rower.[1] She was part of the team that won the silver medal in the Women's eight competition at the 2014 World Rowing Championships.
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| Born | 17 September 1989 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| University team | Washington State University Cougars and UFV Cascades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In June 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team as part of the Women's Eight team.[2] The team finished in 5th place.[1]
She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] At the Olympics, Roman won the gold medal in the women's eights boat, Canada's first in the event since 1992.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lisa Roman". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (28 June 2016). "Canada announces 26-member Olympic rowing team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Lisa Roman and Andrea Proske named to women's eight Olympic rowing team". Agassiz Harrison Observer. 2021-06-19. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (29 July 2021). "Team Canada women's eight wins rowing gold at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Smart, Zack (29 July 2021). "Canada's women's eight rowing crew captures Olympic gold for 1st time in 29 years". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
External links
edit- Lisa Roman at World Rowing
- Lisa Roman at RowingCanada
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