Nadzeya Liapeshka (née Papok; Belarusian: Надзея Міхайлаўна Ляпешка (Папок); Łacinka: Nadzieja Michajłaŭna Liapieška; born 26 April 1989) is a Belarusian sprint canoeist.

Nadzeya Liapeshka (Papok)
Liapeshka at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Native nameНадзея Міхайлаўна Ляпешка (Папок)
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1989-04-26) 26 April 1989 (age 35)
Ptsich, Belarus[1]
EducationMazyr State Pedagogical University[2]
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryBelarus
SportSprint kayak
Coached byVitaly Gud[4]
Medal record
Women's sprint kayak
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Copenhagen K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szeged K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Moscow K-4 500 m
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk K-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Belgrade K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2012 Zagreb K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Moscow K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Belgrade K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Poznań K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Moscow K-2 500 m
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan K-4 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan K-4 500 m

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 metres with teammates Volha Khudzenka, Iryna Pamialova, and Maryna Pautaran.[4] At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she won bronze in the same event with Khudzenka, Maryna Litvinchuk, and Marharyta Makhneva.[3] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal in the Women's K-4 500 metres.[5]

She competed at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, and the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nadezhda Popok". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ Nadzeya Liapeshka. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ a b "Nadzeya Liapeshka at rio2016.com". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b "Nadzeya Papok at london2012.com". Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Canoe Sprint PAPOK Nadzeya". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Nadzeya Liapeshka Results". ICF - Planet Canoe. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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