Karin Sökare

Karin Sökare (née Olsson; born November 9, 1964) is a Swedish karateka. She has a 7th Dan black belt in karate and is a World Games gold medalist.[1]

Karin Sökare
BornKarin Linnéa Olsson
(1964-11-09) November 9, 1964
Haninge, Sweden
ResidenceUpplands Väsby, Sweden
Division+60 kg
StyleKarate (Kumite)
Rank7th Dan
Notable club(s)Turebergs KK
Medal record
Karate
Representing  Sweden
European Championship
1993 PragueKumite +60 kg
1994 BirminghamKumite +60 kg
1994 BirminghamKumite Team
World Games
1993 The HagueKumite +60 kg

Sökare is one of Sweden's most accomplished female karateka. She competed 15 years for the Swedish National Team and won 21 Swedish Championships and 7 Nordic Chamiponships.[1] She won gold at the 1993 World Games in The Hague, Netherlands and the 28th edition of the European Karate Championships, held in Prague, Czech Republic in May 1993.[2] She earned two medals at the 1994 European Karate Championships, held at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England in May 1994.[3][4][5][6]

References
  1. "Karin är en av karatens största". Stockholm Direct. 8 May 1993. Retrieved 27 April 2020. (in Swedish)
  2. "DJB-Magazin" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 9 December 2014. (in German)
  3. "Karate: Ancient pursuit in need of new face: Steve Bunce reports from Birmingham on a sport's desire to shed an unwanted image". Independent. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  4. "Karate Magazine" (PDF). Chronik-karate.de. July 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-03-08. (in German)
  5. "Svenskt EM-silver i karate - DN.SE". 8 May 1994. Retrieved 24 June 2017. (in Swedish)
  6. "Historiskt Svenskt karateguld - DN.SE". 9 May 1993. Retrieved 24 June 2017. (in Swedish)
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