Van NEST Karen

Canada
Archery
29 Sep 1962
58
Female
ST
NORTH BAY, ON
 
Canada
CANADA

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ARC Archery Women's Individual Compound - Open 9

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Yumenoshima Ranking Field
Women's Individual Compound - Open Ranking Round
Finished
Yumenoshima Final Field
Women's Individual Compound - Open 1/16 Elimination
#35
CAN
Van NEST KVan NEST Karen
 Sport Class: ST
138
JPN
NAGANO MNAGANO Miho
 Sport Class: W1
130
Finished
Yumenoshima Final Field
Women's Individual Compound - Open 1/8 Elimination
#62
CAN
Van NEST KVan NEST Karen
 Sport Class: ST
140
CHN
LIN YLIN Yueshan
 Sport Class: ST
142
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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ARCHERY
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
8Team Compound - Open2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
9Individual Compound - Open2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
12Individual Compound - Open2012London, GBR
World Championships
7Team Compound - Open2015Donaueschingen, GER
7Team Compound - Open2013Bangkok, THA
9Team Compound - Open2019's-Hertogenbosch, NED
9Individual Compound - Open2017Beijing, CHN
9Team Compound - Open2017Beijing, CHN
9Team Compound - Open2011Turin, ITA
10Individual Compound - Open2009Nymburk, CZE
17Individual Compound - Open2019's-Hertogenbosch, NED
17Individual Compound - Open2015Donaueschingen, GER
17Individual Compound - Open2013Bangkok, THA
17Individual Compound - Open2011Turin, ITA

ROWING
RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
3LTA Mixed Coxed Four - LTAMix4+2006Eton, GBR3:35.19
9LTA Mixed Coxed Four - LTAMix4+2004Banyoles, ESP4:25.41

SHOOTING
RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
4Women's Air Pistol SH12000Sydney, NSW, AUS463.3
5Women's Air Pistol SH12004Athens, GRE451.6
10Women's Air Pistol SH12008Beijing, CHN360
17Mixed Sport Pistol SH12004Athens, GRE540
World Championships
6P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH12006Sargans, SUI455.2
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Athlete
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Trade - Welder - Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology [SIAST], Prince Albert, SK, CAN
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English
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Duncan Crawford [national]
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She competed in pistol shooting at the Paralympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2008. She also won a bronze medal in Para rowing at the 2006 World Championships in Eton, England. (paralympic.ca, 07 Jul 2012)
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During her sporting career, she has developed a perpetual back pain, caused by misalignment from walking on a prosthetic limb. (cbc.ca, 10 Aug 2015)
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She began Para archery in 2008 at age 46. (archerycanada.ca, 01 Jan 2017; Athlete, 23 Aug 2015)
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She was an elite Para pistol shooter and switched to Para archery due to a right shoulder injury. While she was competing in pistol shooting at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, she was invited by Canadian archers to watch their events. "[Canadian Para archer] Kevin Evans was in a shootout [at the 2008 Games], and the whole crowd was looking at just them. And it just seemed like a totally different atmosphere. I didn't want to retire from sport and archery was an easy transition from pistol shooting." (wiartonecho.com, 29 Jul 2021; Athlete, 23 Aug 2015; cbc.ca, 10 Aug 2015; toronto.com, 03 Aug 2015; )
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"You have goals, you work toward those goals, and you just keep challenging yourself and that's what I enjoy about sport: doing better and better and better. That's the goal, to be the best that I can be." (cbc.ca, 10 Aug 2015)
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She was named Para Athlete of the Year in 1999, 2006, and 2007 in Mississauga, ON, Canada. (paralympic.ca, 07 Jul 2012)

General Interest

Classification
Open (World Archery, 31 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 23 Aug 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 23 Aug 2015)

Impairment Details
Her left leg was amputated as the result of a motorcycle accident in 1985. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2015, 04 Jan 2011)

General
DANCING AGAIN
She had tough times after her motorcycle accident in 1985 that left her with one leg. She found a renewed motivation when her sister badgered her to dance, which had been her hobby prior to her accident. "When I lost my leg all the activities ended. I was a little embarrassed. I didn't try, I was afraid. I didn't want to fail so for eight years, I did nothing. There was depression, anger, an adjustment of feeling sorry for myself, a combination of all those things in the grieving process. I didn't even dance. After an hour [of her sister's badgering] I said yes and got up and I felt good and that changed everything." (cbc.ca, 10 Aug 2015; toronto.com, 03 Aug 2015)

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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