PAQUIN Karen

3 Aug 1987
34
Female
1.72/5'7''
QUEBEC, QC
 
Canada
QUEBEC, QC
 
Canada

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
RUG Rugby Sevens Women 9

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Stadium
CAN
Canada
33
BRA
Brazil
0
Finished
Tokyo Stadium
CAN
Canada
12
FIJ
Fiji
26
Finished
Tokyo Stadium
CAN
Canada
0
FRA
France
31
Finished
Tokyo Stadium
CAN
Canada
45
BRA
Brazil
0
Finished
Tokyo Stadium
CAN
Canada
24
KEN
Kenya
10
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
3Women2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rugby World Cup Sevens
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2013Moscow, RUS

World Rugby Sevens Series
RankEventYearLocation
3Women2020
3Women2019

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2020Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada
RankEventYearLocation
5Women2019Langford, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2019Glendale, CO, USA

World Rugby Sevens Series - France
RankEventYearLocation
3Women2019Biarritz, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Japan
RankEventYearLocation
1Women2019Kitakyushu, JPN

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA
RankEventYearLocation
6Women2019Glendale, CO, USA
:
Pako (olympic.ca, 08 Aug 2016)
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Athlete
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Chemical Engineering - Laval University, Quebec, QC, CAN
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Husband Julien Canet
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English, French
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Mick Byrne [national], AUS
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She has represented Canada in rugby union [15-a-side], and competed at the 2014 and 2017 World Cups, finishing runner-up at the 2014 edition. She has also played the sport for Castaway Wanderers at provincial level in Canada. (timescolonist.com, 10 May 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 29 Apr 2020)
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2012 for Canada (olympic.ca, 08 Aug 2016)
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She tore the meniscus in her knee playing for the Canadian rugby union team [15-a-side] at the 2017 World Cup in Ireland. She underwent two surgeries and returned to competitive action at the 2019 Kitakyushu Sevens tournament in April of that year. (timescolonist.com, 10 May 2019)
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She began playing rugby at age 14 in high school. (olympic.ca, 10 Jun 2015; lapresse.ca, 04 Mar 2016)
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Her high school volleyball coach suggested she give the sport a try. (lapresse.ca, 04 Mar 2016)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 29 Mar 2020)
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Canadian freestyle skier Jean-Luc Brassard. (lapresse.ca, 04 Mar 2016)
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"We play better when we smile." (olympic.ca, 08 Aug 2016)
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She was named in the Dream Team at the 2020 Sydney Sevens tournament. (americasrugbynews.com, 02 Feb 2020)

She was named Rugby Canada Women's Sevens Player of the Year for 2015. (olympic.ca, 08 Aug 2016)

She was named in the Dream Team for the 2014/15 World Series season. (olympic.ca, 08 Aug 2016)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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