Sanita Pušpure
Latvian-born professional rower (born 1981) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sanita Pušpure ([ˈsɑn̪it̪ɑ ˈpuʃpure]; born 21 December 1981) is a Latvian-born Irish professional rower. She was a back-to-back world champion in the women's single scull winning her title at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv[1] and defending it at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim. She initially competed for Latvia at a junior level, but she moved to Ireland in 2006 and began competing for her adopted country in 2010, before gaining full Irish nationality in 2011.[2][3] She was selected as the sole rowing competitor for Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she did not win a medal. In May 2016, she qualified for the Women's single sculls at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4][1] Sanita is now head coach of UCC Rowing Club in Cork, Ireland.[5]
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Nationality | Latvia/Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1981-12-21) 21 December 1981 (age 42) Latvia, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Latvia Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Single sculls, Double sculls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Old Collegians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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