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Laura Blakeman

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Laura Blakeman
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Penrith K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Augsburg K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Foz do Igauçu K1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Nottingham K1 team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Roudnice nad Labem K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Kraków K1 team
U23 European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bratislava K1
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Nowy Sącz K1

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

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  1. ^ "Laura BLAKEMAN (GBR)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laura Blakeman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2018.