Lani Belcher
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 1989 Cobram, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe sprint Canoe marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lani Belcher (born 10 June 1989) is a British canoeist who previously represented Australia.[1] She competed in the women's K-2 500 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] Belcher won the Gold Medal in the 2017 Canoe Marathon World Championships in South Africa.[1]
Belcher was born in Cobram, Victoria, Australia in 1989, and lived in Brisbane.[1][3] Belcher was a triathlete and a track cyclist before she took up kayaking.[3][4] She began training at the Australian Institute of Sport's facilities in the Gold Coast.[3] In 2007, Belcher moved to England and trained at Elmbridge Canoe Club.[3] At the end of the following year, Belcher was released by the Australian team, allowing her to represent Great Britain.[3]
