Anita_Liepiņa

Anita Liepiņa

Anita Liepiņa

Latvian athlete

Anita Liepiņa (née Stūrīte; born 17 November 1967) is a former Latvian race walker and long-distance runner. Since 2002 she has also practised rogaining.

Her career highlights as a race walker include participation at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]

Valters Kaminskis and Anita Liepina, European Rogaining Champions 2012 in Mixed Open category

At the 5th World Rogaining Championships in Lesná, Czech Republic in 2002 she won a gold medal and the title of the World Rogaining Champion in Mixed Open category in team with Guntars Mankus and Raimonds Lapinš.[2] At 6th World Rogaining Championships in Arizona, United States in 2004 the same team won a bronze medal in Mixed Open category. At 7th World Rogaining Championships in Warrumbungles, Australia in 2006 they regained the title of the World Rogaining Champion in Mixed Open category.[3] At 9th World Rogaining Championships in Cheviot, New Zealand in 2010 she won a bronze medal in Mixed Open category in team with Valters Kaminskis.

She is married to Modris Liepiņš.

Achievements

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References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anita Liepiņa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. [2]
    "5th World Rogaining Championships Bohemia Czech Republic 2002". Rogaining.com. International Rogaining Federation. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. [3]
    "7th World Rogaining Championships Warrumbungle Mountains NSW Australia 2006". Rogaining.com. International Rogaining Federation. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.


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