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Sari Laine

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Sari Laine
Born (1962-11-18) 18 November 1962 (age 61)
Helsinki, Finland
StyleKarate
Medal record
Karate
Representing  Finland
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1987 Glasgow Kumite -53 kg
Gold medal – first place 1988 Genova Kumite Team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Titograd Kumite Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Prague Kumite -53 kg
Gold medal – first place 1992 Hergenbosh Kumite -53 kg
Gold medal – first place 1992 Hergenbosh Kumite Open
Gold medal – first place 1994 Birmingham Kumite -53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Helsinki Kumite -53 kg
Gold medal – first place 1995 Helsinki Kumite Open
Gold medal – first place 1995 Helsinki Kumite Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Paris Kumite -53 kg
Silver medal – second place 1996 Paris Kumite Open
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Tenerife Kumite -53 kg
Silver medal – second place 1998 Belgrade Kumite -53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Euboea Kumite -53 kg
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Sydney Kumite -53 kg
Gold medal – first place 1994 Kota Kinabalu Kumite -53 kg
Silver medal – second place 1998 Rio de Janeiro Kumite -53 kg
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 1993 The Hague Kumite +53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Akita Kumite +53 kg
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Budapest Kumite -53 kg

Sari Laine (born 18 November 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]

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

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  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). Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2017-06-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Karateliiton Hall of Fame - Suomen Karateliitto". Karateliitto.fi. Retrieved 23 June 2017.