Rugby player
Karen Paquin
Karen Paquin, third center line of the Stade Bordelais Lionesses team in 2022.
Date of birth (1987-08-03 ) August 3, 1987 (age 37) Place of birth Quebec City , Quebec Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Weight 68 kg (150 lb) University Université Laval Position(s)
Loose forward Years
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Club de Rugby de Québec
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Laval Rouge et Or
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Quebec
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(Points) 2013-
Canada
39
Correct as of 2024-12-19
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Comps 2012-2016, 2019-
Canada
Karen Paquin (born August 3, 1987) is a Canadian rugby union player.[ 1] [ 2]
International play
She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup .[ 3] [ 4] Canada's women's sevens team that were runners-up at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia .[ 5]
She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.[ 1] [ 6] [ 7]
In 2016, Paquin was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team.[ 8]
Suffering a knee injury at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup , Paquin underwent surgeries and rehabilition for three years before returning to the pitch.[ 2] Kitakysushu Sevens in 2019 where Canada earned a gold medal.
In June 2021, Paquin was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team .[ 9] [ 10] Canada 's squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand .[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Personal
She studied chemical engineering at Université Laval .[ 14]
Paquin plays her rugby in Canada with Québec Est and Club de Rugby de Québec(CRQ) and occasionally with local women's teams on Vancouver Island, BC.
References
^ a b "Karen Paquin" . Olympic.ca . Canadian Olympic Committee . June 9, 2015. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016 .^ a b Reed, Nigel (April 18, 2019). "Paquin wants to make emotional return to Canada 7s a winning one" . CBC Sports . ^ Ben Kerr (June 30, 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup" . lastwordonsports.com . Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014 . ^ Bryan Kelly (July 31, 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France" . Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com). Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014 . ^ "Squad Lists With RWC Totals" (PDF) . rwcsevens.com . 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2014 .^ "Canada's rugby sevens teams take gold" . The Canadian Press . July 12, 2015. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015 .^ "Karen Paquin" . Toronto2015.org . 2015 Pan American Games . Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2016 .^ MacDonnell, Beth (July 8, 2016). "Historic first Canadian women selected for Olympic rugby at Rio 2016" . Olympic.ca . Canadian Olympic Committee . Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016 . ^ Awad, Brandi (June 25, 2021). "Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020" . Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved July 4, 2021 . ^ Davidson, Neil (June 25, 2021). "Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics" . Canadian Press . Retrieved July 4, 2021 . ^ "Canada's Women's Rugby World Cup squad named for New Zealand" . Rugby Canada . August 31, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022 .^ Mockford, Sarah (October 9, 2022). "Canada Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – Japan 5-41 Canada" . Rugby World . Retrieved October 12, 2022 . ^ "de Goede to lead Canada squad to World Cup in New Zealand" . Americas Rugby News . September 1, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022 .^ "Les étoiles du rugby universitaire féminin dévoilées" . RSEQ. October 28, 2011. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015 .
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