Karen Sheffield

Karen (Sheffield) Heney
Personal information
Born (1961-04-07) 7 April 1961
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationJudoka
Years active1977–1989 (competition)[1]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo
Rank     Yondan (4th dan) belt
ClubMunster Judo Club[2]
Coached byMasao Takahashi
Chris Toole
Frank Hatashita
Goki Uemura
Hiroshi Nakamura
Jim Wong[3]
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Santiago –56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Mexico City –56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Salinas –56 kg
Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com10787

Karen Sheffield Heney (born 7 April 1961) is a Canadian retired judoka and coach who won three medals at the Pan American Judo Championships between 1982 and 1986.[1] Sheffield was Canadian Champion 10 times,[3][1] has taught judo for over 25 years[3][2] and represented Canada at the 1980 World Judo Championships,[4] in New York City, United States, the first edition of this competition to allow women.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Karen Sheffield on JudoInside.com.
  2. ^ a b Judo Ontario Club Directory Archived 3 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Munster Judo Club
  3. ^ a b c Lyshon, Glen (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada. Judo Canada. p. 82. ISBN 1894165004.
  4. ^ "1980 World Championships women New York event". JudoInside. Retrieved 29 July 2017.


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