Zinaida Liepiņa

Zinaīda Liepiņa

Zinaida Liepiņa in 1928
Personal information
Nationality	Latvian
Born	(1907-08-13)13 August 1907 Riga, Latvia
Died	15 March 2000(2000-03-15) (aged 92) Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	100 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.

External links

• Zinaīda Liepiņa at Olympedia
• Zinaīda Liepiņa at the Latvian Olympic Committee (archived) (in Latvian)