Zinaida Liepiņa
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Latvian |
Born | Riga, Latvia | 13 August 1907
Died | 15 March 2000 Lexington, Massachusetts, United States | (aged 92)
Sport | |
Sport | Sprinting |
Event(s) | 100 metres |
Zinaīda Liepiņa (13 August 1907 – 15 March 2000) was a Latvian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1] She was the first woman to represent Latvia at the Olympics.[2]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zinaida Liepiņa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
External links[]
- Zinaīda Liepiņa at the Latvian Olympic Committee (in Latvian)
- Zinaīda Liepiņa at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 2000 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Latvian female sprinters
- Olympic athletes of Latvia
- Sportspeople from Riga
- Olympic female sprinters
- Latvian athletics biography stubs