Lidia Talpă (born November 3, 1982, in
Turnu Măgurele
Turnu Măgurele () is a municipiu, city in Teleorman County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. Developed nearby the site once occupied by the medieval port of Turnu fortress, Turnu, it is situated north-east of the confluence between ...
) is a
Romania
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sprint canoer
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who competed in the mid-2000s. She won two medals at the
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
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with a silver (K-4 1000 m:
2005
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) and a bronze (K-4 500 m:
2006
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Events
January
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).
Talpă also competed in the
K-2 500 m event at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
in
Athens
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, but was eliminated in the semifinals.
References
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Sports-reference.com profile
1982 births
Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Romania
Romanian female canoeists
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
People from Turnu Măgurele
Sportspeople from Teleorman County
21st-century Romanian sportswomen
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