| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1963-04-11) 11 April 1963 (age 61) Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –48 kg |
| Rank | 7th dan black belt |
| Club | Kingston Fairholme |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games | 5th (1992) |
| World Champ. | 
(1982, 1984, 1986,( 1989) |
| European Champ. | 
(1982, 1983, 1984,( 1986, 1987) |
| Commonwealth Games |  (1990) |
| Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 53430 |
| JudoInside.com | 4904 |
| Updated on 9 July 2024 | |
Karen Valerie Briggs (married name Karen Inman) MBE (born 11 April 1963) is a British retired judoka. Internationally active throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Briggs was a multiple World (four-time) and European (five-time) champion, represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games, and won gold for England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. She is a member of the IJF Hall of Fame, and recognised as one of the most successful British and female judoka of all time.
Judo career
Briggs came to significant prominence after winning the gold medal at the 1982 World Judo Championships in the under 48 kg category. She went on to be world champion on four occasions winning five World Championship gold medals in her weight category at the 1984 World Judo Championships, in Vienna, the 1986 World Judo Championships, in Maastricht and the 1989 World Judo Championships, in Belgrade.
From 1982 to 1987 she was European champion five times after taking the gold medal at the European Judo Championships. In 1986, she won the gold medal in the 48 kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.
In 1990, she represented England and won a gold medal in the 48 kg extra-lightweight, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
In 1992, she represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics, this was the first time women's judo was included as an official Olympic sport (the first was as a demonstration event in 1988). She placed fifth after suffering a dislocated shoulder in the women's 48kg category.
In addition to her multiple international titles, she won the bantamweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1981, 1983, 1984 and 1991.
Awards
In August 2015 Briggs was inducted into the IJF hall of fame.
Personal life
She is married to Peter Inman, son of Olympic judo coach Roy Inman, and now teaches judo at schools in the East Riding of Yorkshire. On 9 July 2013 the University of Hull granted to Karen the award of Doctor of the University, honoris causa.
References
- ^ "Karen Briggs profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- "1990 Athletes". Team England. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- "Briggs cheers on judo's return". BBC Sport. 22 June 2002. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- "Karen Briggs inducted in to IJF Hall of Fame". 24 August 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- "Honorary graduates – summer 2013: Karen Inman, MBE – Ceremony 5: Doctor of the University, honoris causa". University of Hull. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
External links
- Karen Briggs at the International Judo Federation
- Karen Briggs at JudoInside.com
- Karen Briggs at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Karen Briggs at Olympics.com
- Karen Briggs at Olympedia
- Karen Briggs at Team GB
- Karen Briggs at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Karen Briggs at The-Sports.org
- Olympic judoka for Great Britain
- Living people
- 1963 births
- Sportspeople from Kingston upon Hull
- Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- English female judoka
- Judoka at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century English sportswomen