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Participant

NameAmy Erin Bienert
ContingentTeam Alberta
HometownArdrossan, Alberta
TypeAthlete
SportJudo

 

Results

Over 52 kg up to and including 57 kg Female
Bout 7Wednesday, February 28, 200710:30Canada Games Centre
Bout B22Wednesday, February 28, 200711:45Canada Games Centre
Bout A3Wednesday, February 28, 200716:10Canada Games Centre

 

Biography

Age19
Height (ft, inches)5' 4"
Weight (lb)123 lbs.
Language(s) spokenEnglish
Years I have participated in my sport
14
Club or School TeamTolide Judo Kwai (Fort Saskatchewan)
CoachKeith Bibbey
Position/Event/SportJudo
Other recent athletic or artistic accomplishments
2006-only junior female from Alberta selected to attend a junior female international tournament in Arlon, Belgium.
2006-Best Technique & Sportsmanship at Provincials

Training in Paris, France with their national team members and with many European athletes after the tournament.
Games or championships that I have participated in
Year Full name of competition/sport/event Placing
2006 Provincials (Junior & Senior) 1st
2006 US Junior Open (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) 4th
2005 Junior/Juvenile Nationals (Fort Sask.) 3rd
My goals for the 2007 Canada Winter Games
To win GOLD!!
Other information that could be of interest to the media
On March 18, 2005, my best friend, Stephanie Kerr, was tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident. Stephanie and I were inseparable; we were family. One of us was not without the other. Upon her death I lost interest in the sport I loved; it just didn't seem worth it any more. In May 2005, I gathered enough energy to attend Senior Nationals in New Brunswick. This was the first time that I had to travel without Stephanie. Going to bed that first night I knew she was there with me. When I went to bed I looked up and "Stephanie" was carved into the headboard; like I said, she was there. This gave me the courage to compete to the best of my abilities.

Another incident of Stephanie's presence was at the 2005 Junior Nationals in Fort Saskatchewan (my home town). For my first match I had to wear my own white gi and lost. My next match, and every one after, I wore Stephanie's favorite blue gi. When I put her gi on a feeling came over me and I knew she was fighting with me. She gave me the strength to do what I had to do for both of us; and we won the rest of our matches for a True Bronze medal.

To this day, I always travel with and compete in Stephanie's favorite blue gi.