Francisca Laia

Portuguese canoeist

Francisca Laia
Personal information
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 (age 30)
Abrantes, Médio Tejo, Portugal
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportSprint kayak
Medal record
Women's sprint kayak
Representing  Portugal
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Copenhagen K-2 Mix 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2024 Samarkand K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Samarkand K-4 Mix 500 m
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-1 200 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Plovdiv K-2 200 m

Francisca Laia (born 31 May 1994) is a Portuguese sprint canoeist. She competed in the women's K-1 200 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Major results

Olympic Games

Year K-1 200
2016 8 FB

World championships

Year K-2 200 K-2 500 K-4 500 XK-2 200 XK-4 500
2013 7 SF — —
2015 8 FB — —
2017 5 FB 1 FB — —
2018 8 H — —
2019 9 SF — —
2021 9 6 FB 2nd place, silver medalist(s) —
2023 2 FB 9 — —
2024 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — — 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Francisca Laia". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.


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