Sari Laine

Sari Laine (born November 18, 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]

Sari Laine
Born (1962-11-18) November 18, 1962
Helsinki, Finland
StyleKarate
Medal record
Karate
Representing  Finland
European Championship
1987 GlasgowKumite -53 kg
1991 PragueKumite -53 kg
1992 HergenboshKumite -53 kg
1992 HergenboshKumite Open
1994 BirminghamKumite -53 kg
1995 HelsinkiKumite -53 kg
1995 HelsinkiKumite Open
1996 ParisKumite -53 kg
1996 ParisKumite Open
1997 TenerifeKumite -53 kg
1998 BelgradeKumite -53 kg
1999 EuboeaKumite -53 kg
World Championship
1986 Sydney Kumite -53 kg
1994 Kota Kinabalu Kumite -53 kg
1998 Rio de Janeiro Kumite -53 kg
World Games
1993 The HagueKumite +53 kg
2001 AkitaKumite +53 kg

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
  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.


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