 Karen Paquin, third center line of the Stade Bordelais Lionesses team in 2022. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 3, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Quebec City, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Université Laval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karen Paquin (born August 3, 1987) is a Canadian rugby union player. [1] Known for her power and speed, she is skilled at both the sevens and 15s version of the game. [2]
She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. [3] [4] She was a member of Canada's women's sevens team that were runners-up at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia. [5]
She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team. [1] [6] [7]
In 2016, Paquin was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team. [8]
Suffering a knee injury at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, Paquin underwent surgeries and rehabilition for three years before returning to the pitch. [2] She made her first appearance back at the Kitakysushu Sevens in 2019 where Canada earned a gold medal.
In June 2021, Paquin was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. [9] [10] She was selected in Canada's squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [11] [12] [13]
She studied chemical engineering at Université Laval. [14]
Paquin plays her rugby in Canada with Québec Est and Club de Rugby de Québec(CRQ) and occasionally with local women's teams on Vancouver Island, BC.
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