Mira Verås Larsen

Mira Verås Larsen (born 17 April 1987, Bærum[1]) is a Norwegian canoe sprinter.[2] She was selected to be Norway's flag-bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.[3] Her great grandfather took the first norwegian olympic gold in 1906 in teams gymnastics. In 2011, she married fellow Olympic kayaker Eirik Verås Larsen.[4]

References

  1. "Mira Verås Larsen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  2. BBC Sport Profile
  3. Staff (26 June 2012). "Mira Verås Larsen blir norsk flaggbærer" [Mira Verås Larsen is the Norwegian flag bearer]. VG Nett (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  4. "Kona har hjulpet Verås Larsen mot nytt OL". Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (in Norwegian). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.


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