Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (born 26 August 1982) is a Canadian hurdler in track and field athletic competition. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario and currently lives in Whitby. Lopes-Schliep is the first cousin of soccer player Dwayne De Rosario. She attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Lopes-Schliep won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's 100 m hurdles. It was the first medal for Canada in Athletics at the Summer Olympi...
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Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (born 26 August 1982) is a Canadian hurdler in track and field athletic competition. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario and currently lives in Whitby. Lopes-Schliep is the first cousin of soccer player Dwayne De Rosario. She attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Lopes-Schliep won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's 100 m hurdles. It was the first medal for Canada in Athletics at the Summer Olympics since the 1996 Games and the first medal for a Canadian woman in Olympic track and field since the 1992 Games.
On August 19, 2009, Lopes-Schliep won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany, in a time of 12.54s.
Lopes-Schliep was born in Canada, and her heritage is Guyanese and Portuguese.
Lopes-Schliep married former University of Nebraska basketball player, Bronsen Schliep, in the fall of 2007. They currently reside in Toronto where he practices dentistry.
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