Karen Van Nest

Karen Van Nest (born 29 September 1962) is a Canadian Paralympic archer and Parapan American Games medalist.

Karen Van Nest
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1962-09-29) 29 September 1962[1]
North Bay, Ontario, Canada[2]
Sport
SportArchery
Event(s)Compound
Coached byPhil Henderson
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Women's compound

She has competed at the Summer Paralympics in archery since 2012, having previously competed in shooting. She switched from shooting to archery after the Beijing Olympics after she experienced problems with her right shoulder.[3]

References

  1. "Athlete Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. "World Archery Extranet". extranet.worldarchery.org. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. "Karen Van Nest". paralympic.ca. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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