Larissa Werbicki

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Larissa Werbicki
Personal information
Born (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 (age 27)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Nanjing Coxless pair
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Hamburg Coxless pair
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Coxless pair

Larissa Werbicki (born 28 June 1996) [2] is a Canadian rower.

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Career

Werbicki won a bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in the coxless pairs event alongside Caileigh Filmer and a silver medal at the 2014 World Rowing Junior Championships in the pairs event alongside Filmer. [1]

She competed at the 2019 Pan American Games where she won a silver medal in the coxless pair event alongside Jessie Loutit. [3]

In 2020, Werbicki was selected to be part of the Team Canada class of 2020–2022 at the Smith School of Business. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Larissa Werbicki". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. "Larissa WERBICKI - Olympic Rowing | Canada". International Olympic Committee. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. "Canada wins first 2019 Pan American rowing medal in Peru". Rowing Canada Aviron. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. "Smith School of Business - - Smith School of Business and Canadian Olympic Committee announce Team Canada class of 2020-2022". smith.queensu.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  5. Cohen, Sasha (19 May 2020). "Tessa Virtue among 11 former Team Canada athletes starting at Smith School of Business". The Journal. Retrieved 2020-12-29.