Karen Cockburn
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Karen Cockburn is a Canadian trampoline
gymnast.
Cockburn was born in Toronto
and grew up in North York, Ontario
. She began trampolining at age 11, and is a student at York University
. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in the individual event. She won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in Hannover, Germany in the same event and a bronze in the team event. At the 2004 Summer Olympics
she won a silver medal in the individual event. She is a member of the Skyriders Trampoline Place and is coached by Dave Ross
.
Following the Lake Placid
and Quebec City World Cup competitions that took place in April 2007, the FIG
World Rankings were updated. The women's ranking saw four time World Champion and five time World Cup Final winner Irina Karavaeva
of Russia retake top place from Cockburn in Women's Individual Trampoline after Karavaeva won the gold medal at both of the World Cups. Cockburn and her current partner, Rosannagh MacLennan
, are now ranked first in Women's Synchronised Trampoline following their two winning performances.
After winning the Canadian National Trampoline Championships seven years in a row, Cockburn made an error in her second routine (of three) and came in 6th place in the 2005 finals on June 1, 2005. She was beaten by her partner in synchronized trampoline, Rosannagh MacLennan. Later in June she competed in the Trampoline World Cup and came in 3rd in the individual competition and won gold in synchronized trampoline with Rosannagh MacLennan. In September 2005 at the Trampoline World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, the pair came 2nd in synchronized trampoline and Cockburn came 6th in the individual event.
In the 2006 Canadian National Trampoline championships in Quebec City
, Cockburn regained her title beating MacLennan into second place, on May 20, 2006. On November 25, 2006, Cockburn won both the Individual gold medal and, with MacLennan, the synchronized gold medal at the Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup Final competition in Birmingham
. In April 2007 at the Lake Placid Trampoline World Cup, the Cockburn and MacLennan achieved a new female synchronised trampoline routine world record for difficulty with a DD of 14.20 http://www.acrobaticsports.com/detail.do?noArticle=2206&id_key=0.
At the 2007 Canadian Trampoline Championships in Regina
, Saskatchewan
, Cockburn took first place, edging out MacLennan by 2.5 points with a score of 106.90 in the Women's Senior Individual trampoline category. In the category of synchronized trampoline, Cockburn and MacLennan won the gold with a score of 131.70.
On November 3, 2007, at the World Championships in Quebec City, Cockburn and MacLennan won the synchronised event, maintaining their unbroken string of nine first place finishes in World Cup and World Championships. In the individual final, Cockburn did not complete her routine and finished in 8th place. However, her and MacLennan's rankings in the preliminary round earned two women's places at the 2008 Olympic Games for Canada.
Cockburn married her fellow-Olympian, former training partner Mathieu Turgeon
on December 22, 2007. Her biography, called Karen Cockburn:Soaring High, was published in November 2007 http://www.ogf.com/cms/content_view.php?content_id=3636.
On June 7, 2008, Cockburn won her 10th Senior Women's Trampoline Canadian Championship in Calgary
, beating MacLennan into second place. Both women, however, with Jason Burnett
were named to compete for Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing.
Cockburn qualified for the finals in 4th place, and on August 18, 2008, she won a silver medal in the women's final at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing. She is the only trampoline athlete to have won a medal at every Olympic Games. She was selected as Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Following the 2008 Olympic Games, Cockburn did not compete again until the 2009 Canadian National Championships in Hamilton, Ontario
. She came in second place after Rosannagh MacLennan
. In the synchronised competition, she paired with MacLennan but they did not complete one routine and came in second place. She regained the Canadian National Championship in 2010 at Kamloops, British Columbia
with MacLennan coming in 2nd place.
In the 2009 Trampoline World Championships
in St Petersburg, Russia
, Cockburn won the Bronze medal in Individual trampoline in her first international competition since the Olympics. She also won a silver medal in Synchronised Trampoline with her usual partner Rosannagh Maclennan.
In 2011, Cockburn did not compete in the Canadian National Championships and was sick for the Finals of the 2011 Pan American Games
. In the 2011 Trampoline World Championships
in Birmingham
, England, Cockburn and MacLennan secured two places for Canadian women in the 2012 Summer Olympics
. Cockburn finished in 4th place in Individual Trampoline and won a Silver medal for the synchronised trampoline event (with MacLennan) and a Bronze medal for the Team competition.
Trampolining
Trampolining is a competitive Olympic sport in which gymnasts perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. These can include simple jumps in the pike, tuck or straddle position to more complex combinations of forward or backward somersaults and twists....
gymnast.
Cockburn was born in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and grew up in North York, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. She began trampolining at age 11, and is a student at York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in the individual event. She won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in Hannover, Germany in the same event and a bronze in the team event. At the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
she won a silver medal in the individual event. She is a member of the Skyriders Trampoline Place and is coached by Dave Ross
David Ross (trampolinist)
David Ross is a Canadian trampolining coach and manufacturer of trampolines and trampoline equipment. Ross is probably the person most responsible for Canadian trampolinists becoming competitive on the international scene....
.
Following the Lake Placid
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
and Quebec City World Cup competitions that took place in April 2007, the FIG
Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique or International Federation of Gymnastics is the governing body of competitive gymnastics. Its headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded on July 23, 1881 in Liège, Belgium, making it the oldest international sport organisation...
World Rankings were updated. The women's ranking saw four time World Champion and five time World Cup Final winner Irina Karavaeva
Irina Karavaeva
Irina Karavayeva is a Russian trampolinist, competing at an international level since 1990.Originally beginning her sports career as a tumbler, Karavayeva soon switched to trampolining and excelled...
of Russia retake top place from Cockburn in Women's Individual Trampoline after Karavaeva won the gold medal at both of the World Cups. Cockburn and her current partner, Rosannagh MacLennan
Rosannagh MacLennan
Rosannagh MacLennan is a Canadian trampoline gymnast. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she won the Canadian National Women's champion in 2005, 2009 and 2011. She has competed internationally at various levels since 1999...
, are now ranked first in Women's Synchronised Trampoline following their two winning performances.
After winning the Canadian National Trampoline Championships seven years in a row, Cockburn made an error in her second routine (of three) and came in 6th place in the 2005 finals on June 1, 2005. She was beaten by her partner in synchronized trampoline, Rosannagh MacLennan. Later in June she competed in the Trampoline World Cup and came in 3rd in the individual competition and won gold in synchronized trampoline with Rosannagh MacLennan. In September 2005 at the Trampoline World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, the pair came 2nd in synchronized trampoline and Cockburn came 6th in the individual event.
In the 2006 Canadian National Trampoline championships in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, Cockburn regained her title beating MacLennan into second place, on May 20, 2006. On November 25, 2006, Cockburn won both the Individual gold medal and, with MacLennan, the synchronized gold medal at the Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup Final competition in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
. In April 2007 at the Lake Placid Trampoline World Cup, the Cockburn and MacLennan achieved a new female synchronised trampoline routine world record for difficulty with a DD of 14.20 http://www.acrobaticsports.com/detail.do?noArticle=2206&id_key=0.
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Cockburn took first place, edging out MacLennan by 2.5 points with a score of 106.90 in the Women's Senior Individual trampoline category. In the category of synchronized trampoline, Cockburn and MacLennan won the gold with a score of 131.70.
On November 3, 2007, at the World Championships in Quebec City, Cockburn and MacLennan won the synchronised event, maintaining their unbroken string of nine first place finishes in World Cup and World Championships. In the individual final, Cockburn did not complete her routine and finished in 8th place. However, her and MacLennan's rankings in the preliminary round earned two women's places at the 2008 Olympic Games for Canada.
Cockburn married her fellow-Olympian, former training partner Mathieu Turgeon
Mathieu Turgeon
Mathieu Turgeon is a Canadian trampoline gymnast. He unexpectedly won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in individual trampoline and qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics but failed to make the final...
on December 22, 2007. Her biography, called Karen Cockburn:Soaring High, was published in November 2007 http://www.ogf.com/cms/content_view.php?content_id=3636.
On June 7, 2008, Cockburn won her 10th Senior Women's Trampoline Canadian Championship in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, beating MacLennan into second place. Both women, however, with Jason Burnett
Jason Burnett
Jason Nicholas Burnett is a Canadian trampoline gymnast from Etobicoke, Ontario. He is noted for having completed, in training, the world's most difficult trampoline routine with a degree of difficulty of 20.6 and holding the world record of 18.8 for a routine performed in a competition...
were named to compete for Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing.
Cockburn qualified for the finals in 4th place, and on August 18, 2008, she won a silver medal in the women's final at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing. She is the only trampoline athlete to have won a medal at every Olympic Games. She was selected as Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Following the 2008 Olympic Games, Cockburn did not compete again until the 2009 Canadian National Championships in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
. She came in second place after Rosannagh MacLennan
Rosannagh MacLennan
Rosannagh MacLennan is a Canadian trampoline gymnast. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she won the Canadian National Women's champion in 2005, 2009 and 2011. She has competed internationally at various levels since 1999...
. In the synchronised competition, she paired with MacLennan but they did not complete one routine and came in second place. She regained the Canadian National Championship in 2010 at Kamloops, British Columbia
Kamloops, British Columbia
Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly...
with MacLennan coming in 2nd place.
In the 2009 Trampoline World Championships
2009 Trampoline World Championships
The 26th Trampoline World Championships were held at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg, Russia from 11 to 14 November 2009.-Programme:11.11.2009 Wednesday* 11:20 - 14:40 Individual TRA Qualifications for Groups 1-4...
in St Petersburg, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Cockburn won the Bronze medal in Individual trampoline in her first international competition since the Olympics. She also won a silver medal in Synchronised Trampoline with her usual partner Rosannagh Maclennan.
In 2011, Cockburn did not compete in the Canadian National Championships and was sick for the Finals of the 2011 Pan American Games
2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...
. In the 2011 Trampoline World Championships
2011 Trampoline World Championships
The 28th Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships were held in Birmingham, England, from November 17–20, 2011 at the National Indoor Arena. This event was the first qualifying round for the 2012 Olympics which was held in London. The top 8 men and women automatically earned their nation quota...
in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England, Cockburn and MacLennan secured two places for Canadian women in the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
. Cockburn finished in 4th place in Individual Trampoline and won a Silver medal for the synchronised trampoline event (with MacLennan) and a Bronze medal for the Team competition.