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Karen Paquin

Karen Paquin

Rugby player

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]

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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.

In June 2021, Paquin was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[9][10] She was selected in Canada's squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[11][12][13]

Personal

She studied chemical engineering at Université Laval.[14]

Occasionally plays rugby with local women's teams on Vancouver Island, BC.

References

  1. [1]
    "Karen Paquin". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. June 9, 2015. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
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    Reed, Nigel (April 18, 2019). "Paquin wants to make emotional return to Canada 7s a winning one". CBC Sports.
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    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.
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    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.
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    "Squad Lists With RWC Totals" (PDF). rwcsevens.com. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
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    "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.
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    "Karen Paquin". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  8. [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. [9]
    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.
  10. [10]
    Davidson, Neil (June 25, 2021). "Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  11. [11]
    "Canada's Women's Rugby World Cup squad named for New Zealand". Rugby Canada. August 31, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  12. [12]
    Mockford, Sarah (October 9, 2022). "Canada Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – Japan 5-41 Canada". Rugby World. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  13. [13]
    "de Goede to lead Canada squad to World Cup in New Zealand". Americas Rugby News. September 1, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  14. [14]
    "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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