Karen Paquin

Karen Paquin (born August 3, 1987) is a Canadian rugby union player.[1] Known for her power and speed, she is skilled at both the sevens and 15s version of the game.[2]

Karen Paquin
Date of birth (1987-08-03) August 3, 1987
Place of birthQuebec City, Quebec
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
UniversityUniversité Laval
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Club de Rugby de Québec ()
– Laval Rouge et Or ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Quebec ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014?-2017 Canada
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2012-2016, 2019- Canada
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's rugby union
World Cup
2014 FranceTeam competition
Women's rugby sevens
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition
Pan American Games
2015 TorontoTeam competition
World Cup 7s
2013 RussiaTeam competition

International play

She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[3][4] She was a member of 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] She made her first appearance back at the Kitakysushu Sevens in 2019 where Canada earned a gold medal.

Personal

She studied chemical engineering at Université Laval.[9]

References
  1. "Karen Paquin". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  2. Reed, Nigel (April 18, 2019). "Paquin wants to make emotional return to Canada 7s a winning one". CBC Sports.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Squad Lists With RWC Totals" (PDF). rwcsevens.com. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  6. "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.
  7. "Karen Paquin". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  8. 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.
  9. "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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