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Karine Sergerie

Canadian taekwondo practitioner

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Karine Sergerie

Personal information
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)
Sport
Sport	Taekwondo
Medal record Women's Taekwondo Representing  Canada Summer Olympics 2008 Beijing 67 kg World Championships 2007 Beijing Lightweight 2003 Garmisch Lightweight 2005 Madrid Featherweight 2011 Gyeongju Lightweight Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 67 kg
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[edit]

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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 CollegeinMontreal.

Career[edit]

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 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.^[2] Her silver medal is Canada's best Olympic placing in the sport.

Career highlights[edit]

Awards[edit]

• 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[edit]

• Karine Sergerie 2008 Beijing Olympic Team Profile
• 2007 Pan American Games Hopefuls for team Canada in Taekwondo

External links[edit]

• Karine Sergerie 2007 World Championships clip on Youtube
• Karine Sergerie at TaekwondoData.com
• Karine SergerieatOlympedia
• Karine Sergerie at the Canadian Olympic Committee