Sari Laine

Sari Laine (born November 18, 1962) is a Finnish karateka. She has a 5th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple World Karate Championships and is in Guinness World Records for winning the most Karate medals.[1]

Sari Laine
Born	(1962-11-18) November 18, 1962 Helsinki, Finland
Style	Karate
Medal record Karate Representing  Finland European Championship 1987 Glasgow Kumite -53 kg 1991 Prague Kumite -53 kg 1992 Hergenbosh Kumite -53 kg 1992 Hergenbosh Kumite Open 1994 Birmingham Kumite -53 kg 1995 Helsinki Kumite -53 kg 1995 Helsinki Kumite Open 1996 Paris Kumite -53 kg 1996 Paris Kumite Open 1997 Tenerife Kumite -53 kg 1998 Belgrade Kumite -53 kg 1999 Euboea Kumite -53 kg World Championship 1986 Sydney Kumite -53 kg 1994 Kota Kinabalu Kumite -53 kg 1998 Rio de Janeiro Kumite -53 kg World Games 1993 The Hague Kumite +53 kg 2001 Akita Kumite +53 kg

The biggest achievement in Laine's sports career was achieved in 1994 in the World Karate Championships. She has also World Cup 1998 and World Championships since 1986. In the European Karate Championships she has achieved seven personal championships and a total of 21 medals. She won the championship in 1987, 1991, 1992 (her own weight class and open series), 1994, 1995 (open series) and 1996.[2][3]

References

1. "Suomi menestynytkansainvälisillä kentillä" (PDF) (in Finnish). karateliitto.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
2. "Suomi menestynyt kansainvälisillä kentillä" (PDF). Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2017-06-23.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
3. "Karateliiton Hall of Fame - Suomen Karateliitto". Karateliitto.fi. Retrieved 23 June 2017.