Karen Briggs (judoka)

Karen Valerie Briggs (married name Karen Inman) MBE (born 11 April 1963) is a retired British judoka.

Karen Briggs
7th Dan, MBE
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1963-04-11) 11 April 1963
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Weight48 kg (106 lb; 7.6 st)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportJudo
ClubKingston Fairholme
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
1982 Paris -48 kg
1984 Vienna -48 kg
1986 Maastricht -48 kg
1989 Belgrade -48 kg
1991 Barcelona -48 kg
European Championships
1982 Oslo -48 kg
1983 Genoa -48 kg
1984 Primasens -48 kg
1986 London -48 kg
1987 Paris -48 kg
1989 Helsinki -48 kg
1990 Frankfurt -48 kg
1991 Prague -48 kg
1981 Madrid -48 kg
1985 Landskrona -52 kg
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1990 Auckland 48 kg

Judo career

Briggs won numerous World and European Championship medals in judo. She is considered one of the UK's most successful competitive judoka. She represented Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics, the first year Women's Judo was included as an Olympic sport (first as a demonstration event in 1988) and placed fifth after suffering a dislocated shoulder.[1]

She represented England and won a gold medal in the 48 kg extra-lightweight, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3] In August 2015 Briggs was inducted into the IJF hall of fame [4]

Personal life

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.[5]

References
  1. "Briggs cheers on judo's return". BBC Sport. 22 June 2002. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  2. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Karen Briggs inducted in to IJF Hall of Fame". 24 August 2015.
  5. "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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