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Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 26 October 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –63 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karen Roberts (born 26 October 1976) is a British former judoka, [1] who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. [2]
Roberts won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Judo Championships in Birmingham, in the -63 kg category. [1] In 2000, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Competing in the women's 63 kg category she reached the quarter finals. [2]
In 2002, she had a triple success, winning the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, securing a silver medal at the 2002 European Judo Championships in Maribor [1] and becoming champion of Great Britain, winning the half-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships. [3] The following year in 2003, she successfully defended her British title. [4]
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