Lisa Roman

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Lisa Roman
Personal information
Born (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 35)
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
University team Washington State University Cougars and UFV Cascades
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Eight
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Amsterdam Eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Sarasota Eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Chungju Eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Aiguebelette Eight

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.

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lisa Roman". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  2. Ewing, Lori (28 June 2016). "Canada announces 26-member Olympic rowing team". Canadian Press . Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. "Lisa Roman and Andrea Proske named to women's eight Olympic rowing team". Agassiz Harrison Observer. 2021-06-19. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.