Canada Winter Games 2007

Français

GEMS

Participant


Name	Katie Elizabeth Champion
Contingent	Team Prince Edward Island
Hometown	Kensington
Type	Athlete
Sport	Judo

Results

Over 48 kg up to and including 52 kg Female
Bout 15	Tuesday, February 27, 2007	11:10	Canada Games Centre
Bout 40	Tuesday, February 27, 2007	13:15	Canada Games Centre

Biography

Age

Height (ft, inches)

5'2

Weight (lb)

110

Language(s) spoken

English

Years I have participated in my sport

three

Club or School Team

Kensington

Coach

Hubert Marchbank

Position/Event/Sport

Judo

Other recent athletic or artistic accomplishments

4th in the Quebec AAA female hockey as goaltender
first in provincal under 17 rugby team
first in New Glasglow Nova Scotia -52 in judo

Games or championships that I have participated in

Year	Full name of competition/sport/event	Placing
2006	Atlantic Judo Championship	2nd
2006	Blue Water Hockey Classics	2nd
2006	Under 17 Rugby Championships	1st

My goals for the 2007 Canada Winter Games

To represent my province to the best of my ability and have fun.

My personal role model

Tyler Pickering, my cousin, who was a top goaltender in his minor and junior hockey years and is now a third year honor student at St. FX, studying marine biology, and plays rec hockey in his spare time.

Other information that could be of interest to the media

I'm a grade ten honor student at Kensington Intermedate Senior High School. I'm involved in school badminton, basketball, soccer and rugby. I play minor hockey. I also particpate in a spring hockey league. I'm a member of the Kensington judo club. I have played on the provincal rugby team, and also partcipate in a travel and tourism certifacate program at my school. In the future I plan to join the RCMP.