Laura Kate Blakeman (born 25 April 1979 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a

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slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1995 to 2011. She won five medals in the K1 team event at the

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with a gold ( 2009), a silver ( 2005) and three bronzes ( 2002, 2003, 2007). She won another four medals in the same event at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronzes). Blakeman finished 12th in the K1 event at the

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in Sydney.

References

12 September 2009 results of the women's K1 team finals at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.
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