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

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Nadzeya Liapeshka (Papok)

Liapeshka at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Native name	Надзея Міхайлаўна Ляпешка (Папок)
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	(1989-04-26) 26 April 1989 (age 35) Ptsich, Belarus[1]
Education	Mazyr State Pedagogical University[2]
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Belarus
Sport	Sprint kayak
Coached by	Vitaly Gud[4]
Medal record Women's sprint kayak Representing  Belarus Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m 2012 London K-4 500 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 500 m World Championships 2015 Milan K-4 500 m 2021 Copenhagen K-4 500 m 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m 2011 Szeged K-4 500 m 2013 Duisburg K-4 500 m 2014 Moscow K-4 500 m European Games 2019 Minsk K-4 500 m European Championships 2011 Belgrade K-4 500 m 2012 Zagreb K-4 500 m 2016 Moscow K-4 500 m 2018 Belgrade K-4 500 m 2021 Poznań K-4 500 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m 2016 Moscow K-2 500 m Universiade 2013 Kazan K-4 200 m 2013 Kazan K-4 500 m

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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]