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}}Laura Kate Blakeman (born 25 April 1979 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1995 to 2011. She won five medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 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).[1] Blakeman finished 12th in the K1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Laura BLAKEMAN (GBR)|url=https://www.canoeslalom.net/doku.php/en_sportler/spo_4214b|website=CanoeSlalom.net|accessdate=4 February 2018}}
2. ^{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Laura Blakeman |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/laura-blakeman-1.html |accessdate=4 February 2018}}
- 12 September 2009 results of the women's K1 team finals at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - accessed 12 September 2009.
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