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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1985-02-01) 1 February 1985 (age 39) Sainte-Catherine, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karine Sergerie (born February 1, 1985) is the 2007 world champion in women's lightweight (under 63 kg) taekwondo. She is Canada's first female world champion in the sport.
Biography
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Sergerie was born in Sainte-Catherine, Quebec, Canada. Her father and coach, Rejean, introduced her to karate at age five. She competed in karate from 1992–1998. He continued to coach her when she took an interest in taekwondo after her older brother took up the sport. She is the six-time consecutive national champion (2002–2007). She is also a graduate of Vanier College in Montreal.
Career
Sergerie won a silver medal at the 2003 World Taekwondo Championships. Despite this accomplishment, she did not qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics because of a "contradiction in the selection process". One set of requirements said she needed to win a gold at the Pan-American Games to qualify, while another one did not. Although she did win a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan-Am Games, the Taekwondo Federation of Canada ruled it was not enough.
Sergerie was part of the three member 2008 Canadian Olympic team at the Summer Olympic Games in Taekwondo along with Ivett Gonda and Sébastien Michaud, and also represented Canada in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
In 2008, Karine advanced to the final where she competed against Hwang Kyung-Seon for the gold medal. Her silver medal is Canada's best Olympic placing in the sport.
Career highlights
- 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: Silver
- 2007 World Taekwondo Championships: Gold
- 2007 Pan American Games: Gold
- 2007 Canadian Senior National Championships: Gold
- 2006 Pan American Championships: Gold
- 2006 Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships: Gold
- 2006 Canadian Senior National Championships: Gold
- 2005 World Taekwondo Championships: Bronze
- 2005 Canadian Senior National Championships: Gold
- 2004 Canadian Senior National Championships: Gold
- 2003 World Taekwondo Championships: Silver
- 2003 Canadian Senior National Championships: Gold
- 2002 Canadian Senior National Championships: Gold
Awards
- 2009 Inducted Into the Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame
- Recipient of the 2005 National Championships Most Valuable Player Award.
- The 2005 Taekwondo Spirit award at the National Championships.
- 2006 Most Valuable Player at the Pan Am Championships.
- 2008 Athlete of the Year by Gala Sports-Québec.
References
- Kristina Rutherford (2008-07-12). "World champion finally gets her shot". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on August 18, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- "Canada's Sergerie kicks to taekwondo silver". CBC. Archived from the original on August 25, 2008.
- "Canada Top of the World: Sergerie Makes Taekwondo History". Combat Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- "2006 Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships Results". Full Contact Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
- Karine Sergerie 2008 Beijing Olympic Team Profile
- 2007 Pan American Games Hopefuls for team Canada in Taekwondo
External links
- Karine Sergerie 2007 World Championships clip on Youtube
- Karine Sergerie at TaekwondoData.com
- Karine Sergerie at Olympedia
- Karine Sergerie at Team Canada
| World Champions in Taekwondo – Women's Lightweight | |
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Canada
- Canadian female taekwondo practitioners
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in taekwondo
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo
- World Taekwondo Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen