Laura Blakeman Explained

Laura Kate Blakeman (born 25 April 1979 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1995 to 2011.

She won five medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (2009), a silver (2005) and three bronzes (2002, 2003, 2007). She won another four medals in the same event at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronzes).^[1]

Blakeman finished 12th in the K1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[2]

References

• 12 September 2009 results of the women's K1 team finals at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. - Retrieved 12 September 2009.
• Web site: ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 . 9 May 2019 . https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal_winners_since_1936%2F1510%2F0 . 9 November 2009 . live .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Laura BLAKEMAN (GBR). CanoeSlalom.net. 4 February 2018.
2. Laura Blakeman . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025413/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/laura-blakeman-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 4 February 2018.