Karen Van Nest

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Karen Van Nest
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1962-09-29) September 29, 1962 (age 61) [1]
North Bay, Ontario, Canada [2]
Sport
Sport Archery
Event(s)Compound
Coached byPhil Henderson
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Parapan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Women's compound

Karen Van Nest (born September 29, 1962) is a Canadian Paralympic archer and Parapan American Games medalist.

She has competed at the Summer Paralympics in archery since 2012, having previously competed in shooting. She switched from shooting to archery after the Beijing Olympics after she experienced problems with her right shoulder. [3]

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References

  1. "Athlete Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  2. "World Archery Extranet". extranet.worldarchery.org. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  3. "Karen Van Nest". paralympic.ca. Retrieved August 6, 2017.