Katrine Pedersen (karateka)

Katrine Pedersen (born 5 April 1996)[1] is a Danish karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg at the 2016 World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria.[2][3] She is also a two-time bronze medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships.

Katrine Pedersen
Personal information
Born (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 28)
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportKarate
Weight class68 kg
EventKumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Linz Kumite 68 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guadalajara Kumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Poreč Kumite 68 kg

Career

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At the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, Pedersen competed in the women's kumite 68 kg event where she lost her bronze medal match against Kayo Someya of Japan.[4][5]

In 2019, Pedersen competed in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. She did not win a match in her group and she did not advance to the semi-finals.

In 2021, Pedersen competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2016 World Championships Linz, Austria 2nd Kumite 68 kg
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 3rd Kumite 68 kg
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia 3rd Kumite 68 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ Etchells, Daniel (29 October 2016). "Four gold medals for Japan on opening day of finals at 2016 Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ "2016 World Karate Championships Medalists" (PDF). Sportdata. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ Winters, Max (26 July 2017). "Japan win two golds as karate action concludes at Wrocław 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  6. ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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