Karine Sergerie

Karine Sergerie
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1985-02-01) 1 February 1985
Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport Taekwondo
Updated on July 2012.

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

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).

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.[1]

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 is also representing Canada in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

In 2008, Karine advanced to the final where she competed against Hwang Kyung-Seon for the gold medal.[2] Her silver medal is Canada's best Olympic placing in the sport.

Career Highlights

  • 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: Silver
  • 2007 World Taekwondo Championships: Gold [3]
  • 2007 Pan American Games: Gold
  • 2007 Canadian Senior National Championships: Gold
  • 2006 Pan American Championships: Gold
  • 2006 Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships: Gold [4]
  • 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

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Canada's Sergerie kicks to taekwondo silver". CBC. Archived from the original on August 25, 2008.
  3. "Canada Top of the World: Sergerie Makes Taekwondo History". Combat Canada.
  4. "2006 Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships Results". Full Contact Taekwondo.

External links

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