Zinaīda Liepiņa
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born(1907-08-13)13 August 1907
Riga, Latvia
Died15 March 2000(2000-03-15) (aged 92)
Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
Sport
SportSprinting
Event100 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

  1. 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.
  2. "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.