Lior Carmi (sometimes listed as Lior Karmi; he, ליאור כרמי; born November 1, 1975 in Kibutz Massada) is an Israeli

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s (decade). She won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the

2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held September 10–14, 2003 in Gainesville, Georgia, United States at Lake Lanier. Located north of Atlanta, this was also where the canoe sprint and rowing events for the 1996 Summer Olympics ...

in Gainesville. Carmi also competed in two

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. At the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event. Four years later in

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, Carmi was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event. Carmi studied astrophysics and planetary science in Tel-Aviv university, she lives with her family in Ramat Gan and owns a construction company.

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* 1975 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Israeli female canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Israel ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Tel Aviv University alumni {{Israel-canoe-bio-stub