Lisa Roman
{{Short description|Canadian rower (born 1989)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|9|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
| height = 178 cm
| weight = 75 kg
| universityteam = Washington State University Cougars and UFV Cascades
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's rowing}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}}
{{Medal|Olympic}}
{{Medal|Gold | 2020 Tokyo | Eight}}
{{MedalComp|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2014 Amsterdam|Eight}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Sarasota|Eight}}
{{MedalBronze|2013 Chungju|Eight}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Aiguebelette|Eight}}
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Lisa Roman (born 17 September 1989) is a Canadian rower.{{Cite web|title=Lisa Roman|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/lisa-roman/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website|date=28 June 2016 |language=en-US}} She was part of the team that won the silver medal in the Women's eight competition at the 2014 World Rowing Championships.
In June 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team as part of the Women's Eight team.{{cite news |last=Ewing |first=Lori |date=28 June 2016 |title=Canada announces 26-member Olympic rowing team |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/rio2016/rowing/canada-olympic-rowing-crews-announced-1.3655741 |newspaper=Canadian Press |location=Toronto, Canada |access-date=28 June 2016 }} The team finished in 5th place.
She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-19|title=Lisa Roman and Andrea Proske named to women's eight Olympic rowing team|url=https://www.agassizharrisonobserver.com/sports/lisa-roman-and-andrea-proske-named-to-womens-eight-olympic-rowing-team/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Agassiz Harrison Observer|language=en-US}} At the Olympics, Roman won the gold medal in the women's eights boat, Canada's first in the event since 1992.{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2021/07/29/team-canada-eight-wins-rowing-gold-at-tokyo-2020/|title=Team Canada women's eight wins rowing gold at Tokyo 2020|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=29 July 2021|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|accessdate=29 July 2021}}{{cite web|last=Smart|first=Zack|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/rowing/canada-womens-eight-win-gold-medal-tokyo-olympics-1.6123139|title=Canada's women's eight rowing crew captures Olympic gold for 1st time in 29 years|date=29 July 2021|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=29 July 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{FISA|42138}}
- [http://rowingcanada.org/national-team/athletes/2014/lisa-roman Lisa Roman] at RowingCanada
{{Olympic champions – Women's eight}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Langley, British Columbia (city)
Category:Canadian female rowers
Category:Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic rowers for Canada
Category:World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada
Category:Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in rowing
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Canada
Category:University of the Fraser Valley alumni
Category:Washington State University alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Surrey, British Columbia
Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen
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