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Karen Like

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Karen Like
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Augsburg K-1 team

Karen Theresa Like (born 14 October 1966 in Cinderford) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.

Early life

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Karen Davies grew up in Broadwell, Forest of Dean.[1]

She trained with Yat Racers Canoe Club at Symonds Yat Rapids. She lived at Ruardean in the 1990s.[2] She had a daughter Emily in February 1993.[3][4]

Career

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She won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 1985 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg. She also finished 13th in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

References

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  1. ^ Gloucester Citizen Friday 4 April 1986, page 32
  2. ^ Gloucester Citizen Thursday 24 October 1991, page 72
  3. ^ Gloucester Citizen Saturday 20 February 1993, page 24
  4. ^ Gloucester Citizen Saturday 6 March 1993, page 8
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