Lasma 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.

Lasma Liepa

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.

Lasma Liepa

References

1988 births

Sportspeople from Riga

Kayakers

Latvian female canoeists

Latvian emigrants to Turkey

Naturalized citizens of Turkey

Turkish female canoeists

Living people

Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Olympic canoeists for Turkey

Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games

Latvian Academy of Sport Education alumni

European Games competitors for Turkey

Canoeists at the 2015 European Games

Canoeists at the 2019 European Games

Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey

Lasma Liepa