Karen Sheffield Heney (born 7 April 1961) is a Canadian retired
judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...
ka and coach who won three medals at the
Pan American Judo Championships
The Pan American Judo Championships are continental judo Championships organized by the Pan American Judo Confederation since 2009. Previous championships were organized by the Panamerican Judo Union. From 2022 they are renamed to Pan American-O ...
between 1982 and 1986.
[Karen Sheffield]
on JudoInside.com. Sheffield was Canadian Champion 10 times,
has taught judo for over 25 years
and represented Canada at the
1980 World Judo Championships
The 1980 World Judo Championships were the first edition of the Women's World Judo Championships, and were held in New York City, United States from 29 to 30 November 1980.
Medal overview Women
Medal table
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,
in
New York City, United States
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, the first edition of this competition to allow women.
See also
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Judo in Canada
The Japanese martial art and combat sport judo has been practised in Canada for over a century. The first long-term judo dojo in Canada, Tai Iku Dojo, was established by a Japanese immigrant named Shigetaka Sasaki, Shigetaka "Steve" Sasaki in Van ...
References
External links
Munster Judo Club
1961 births
Canadian female judoka
Living people
Sportspeople from Toronto
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