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Canadian judoka (born 1961)

Karen (Sheffield) Heney
Personal information
Born (1961-04-07) 7 April 1961 (age 63)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Years active1977–1989 (competition)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo
RankYondan (4th dan)
ClubMunster Judo Club
Coached byMasao Takahashi
Chris Toole
Frank Hatashita
Goki Uemura
Hiroshi Nakamura
Jim Wong
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Santiago –56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Mexico City –56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Salinas –56 kg

Karen Sheffield Heney (born 7 April 1961) is a Canadian retired judoka and coach who won three medals at the Pan American Judo Championships between 1982 and 1986. Sheffield was Canadian Champion 10 times, has taught judo for over 25 years and represented Canada at the 1980 World Judo Championships, in New York City, United States, the first edition of this competition to allow women.

See also

References

  1. ^ Karen Sheffield on JudoInside.com.
  2. ^ Judo Ontario Club Directory The Munster Judo Club
  3. ^ Lyshon, Glen (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada. Judo Canada. p. 82. ISBN 1894165004.
  4. "1980 World Championships women New York event". JudoInside. Retrieved 29 July 2017.

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