Karen Valerie Briggs (married name Karen Inman) MBE (born 11 April 1963) is a retired Britishjudoka. Internationally active throughout the 1980's and 1990's, Briggs was a multiple World (four-time) and European (five-time) champion, represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games, and won gold for England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. She is a member of the IJF Hall of Fame, and recognised as one of the most successful British and female judoka of all time.[1]
In 1992, she represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics, this was the first time women's judo was included as an official Olympic sport (the first was as a demonstration event in 1988). She placed fifth after suffering a dislocated shoulder in the women's 48kg category.[5]
In addition to her multiple international titles, she won the bantamweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1981, 1983, 1984 and 1991.[6]
AwardsEdit
In August 2015 Briggs was inducted into the IJF hall of fame [7]
Personal lifeEdit
She is married to Peter Inman, son of Olympic judo coach Roy Inman, and now teaches judo at schools in East Yorkshire. On 9 July 2013 the University of Hull granted to Karen the award of Doctor of the University, honoris causa.[8]
ReferencesEdit
^ abc"Karen Briggs profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^"Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^"Karen Briggs inducted in to IJF Hall of Fame". 24 August 2015.
^"Honorary graduates – summer 2013: Karen Inman, MBE – Ceremony 5: Doctor of the University, honoris causa". University of Hull. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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