Karen Roberts (judoka)

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Karen Roberts
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1976-10-26) 26 October 1976 (age 47)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Sport Judo
Weight class –63 kg
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Birmingham -63 kg
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Maribor -63 kg
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester -63kg
Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com 327

Karen Roberts (born 26 October 1976) is a British former judoka, [1] who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. [2]

Judo career

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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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Karen Roberts profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Roberts". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  3. "British Championships – Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.