Katrine Pedersen (karateka)

Katrine Pedersen

Personal information
Born	(1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 28)
Sport
Country	Denmark
Sport	Karate
Weight class	68 kg
Event	Kumite
Medal record Women's karate Representing  Denmark World Championships 2016 Linz Kumite 68 kg European Championships 2019 Guadalajara Kumite 68 kg 2021 Poreč Kumite 68 kg

Katrine Pedersen (born 5 April 1996)^[1] is a Danish karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg at the 2016 World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria.^[2][3] She is also a two-time bronze medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships.

Career

At the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, Pedersen competed in the women's kumite 68 kg event where she lost her bronze medal match against Kayo Someya of Japan.^[4][5]

In 2019, Pedersen competed in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. She did not win a match in her group and she did not advance to the semi-finals.

In 2021, Pedersen competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2016	World Championships	Linz, Austria	2nd	Kumite 68 kg
2019	European Championships	Guadalajara, Spain	3rd	Kumite 68 kg
2021	European Championships	Poreč, Croatia	3rd	Kumite 68 kg

References

1. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
2. Etchells, Daniel (29 October 2016). "Four gold medals for Japan on opening day of finals at 2016 Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
3. "2016 World Karate Championships Medalists" (PDF). Sportdata. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
4. Winters, Max (26 July 2017). "Japan win two golds as karate action concludes at Wrocław 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
5. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
6. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

External links

• Katrine Pedersen at KarateRec.com