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'''Karen Cockburn''' (born October 2, 1980) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[trampoline gymnast]]. She won a bronze medal at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in the individual event.<ref name="Markham11" /> She won a gold medal at the [[2003 Trampoline World Championships]] in [[Hannover]], Germany<ref name="Markham11" /> in the same event and a bronze in the team event. At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] and [[2008 Summer Olympics]], she won a silver medal in the individual event.<ref name="Markham11">{{cite news |title=Trampoline Best and Gymnastics Bet:Stouffvilles's Cockburn Leads the Pack |page=11 |work=The Markham Economist and Sun |publisher=The Markham Economist and Sun |date=2008-08-09}}</ref>
'''Karen Cockburn''' (born October 2, 1980) is a Canadian [[trampolining|trampoline]] gymnast.


==Background==
Cockburn was born in [[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]] and grew up in [[North York, Ontario|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.<ref name="Markham11"/> She won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in [[Hannover]], Germany<ref name="Markham11"/> 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.<ref name="Markham11">{{cite news |title=Trampoline Best and Gymnastics Bet:Stouffvilles's Cockburn Leads the Pack |page=11 |work=The Markham Economist and Sun |publisher=The Markham Economist and Sun |date=2008-08-09 |accessdate=2008-08-10}}</ref> She is a member of the [[Skyriders Trampoline Place]] and is coached by [[David Ross (trampolinist)|Dave Ross]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Caroline |last=Grech |title=Silver medals inspire club teammates |page=23 |work=The Markham Economist and Sun |date=2008-08-21 |accessdate=2008-08-22}}</ref>
Cockburn was born in [[Toronto]] and grew up in [[North York]], [[Ontario]]. She began trampolining at age 11, and was a student at [[York University]]. She is a member of the [[Skyriders Trampoline Place]] and is coached by [[David Ross (trampolinist)|Dave Ross]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Caroline |last=Grech |title=Silver medals inspire club teammates |page=23 |work=The Markham Economist and Sun |date=2008-08-21}}</ref>


Following the [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]] and Quebec City World Cup competitions that took place in April 2007, the [[Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique|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.
Following the [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]] and Quebec City World Cup competitions that took place in April 2007, the [[Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique|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 partner, [[Rosannagh MacLennan]], were ranked first in Women's Synchronised Trampoline following their two winning performances in 2007.


==Career==
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 [[Trampolining#Synchronized trampoline|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.
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 [[Trampolining#Synchronized trampoline|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].
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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.acrobaticsports.com/detail.do?noArticle=2206&id_key=0 |title=17.50 pt NEW WORLD RECORD BY JASON BURNETT in the finals of the Lake Placid World Cup,Trampoline, Tumbling, Acrobatic Gymnastic & Acrobaty<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011905/http://www.acrobaticsports.com/detail.do?noArticle=2206&id_key=0 |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[Image:Canadian gymnasts.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Karen Cockburn (far right) at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] with team mates[[Rosannagh MacLennan]] (left) and [[Jason Burnett (gymnast)|Jason Burnett]] (center)]]
[[File:Canadian gymnasts.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Karen Cockburn (far right) at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] with teammates [[Rosannagh MacLennan]] (left) and [[Jason Burnett (gymnast)|Jason Burnett]] (center)]]
At the 2007 Canadian Trampoline Championships in [[Regina, Saskatchewan|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.
At the 2007 Canadian Trampoline Championships in [[Regina, Saskatchewan|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.
On November 3, 2007, at the [[2007 Trampoline 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.


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 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].


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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418020128/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/TMP/womens-individual.html Women's Trampolining at the 2008 Olympics (Sport-Reference website)]</ref> She was the only trampoline athlete to have won a medal at every Olympic Games at which the event has been competed until her 4th-place finish in the 2012 London Olympics. She was selected as Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympics.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cockburn named flagbearer for closing ceremony |url=https://www.tsn.ca/ctvnews/?id=247418 |access-date=2008-08-23 |work=CTV News}}</ref>
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.


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.
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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roll call: Canada's medal winners |url=http://sports.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/beijing2008/cp_cbc_beijing.aspx?feedname=cbc-sports-v3&showbyline=true&newsitemid=olympics-canada-medals&pagenumber=4 |work=Sympatico MSN |date=2008-08-23 |accessdate=2008-08-23}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cockburn named flagbearer for closing ceremony|url=http://www.tsn.ca/ctvnews/?id=247418|accessdate=2008-08-23|work=CTV News}}</ref>


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 Beijing Olympics. She also won a silver medal in Synchronised Trampoline with her usual partner Rosannagh Maclennan.
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.


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]] and Cockburn won a Silver medal for the synchronised trampoline event (with MacLennan) and a Bronze medal for the Team competition.
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 2012, Cockburn finished in 4th place in the [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's trampoline|2012 Summer Olympics's individual trampoline]].

In 2014, Cockburn resumed training after giving birth to a daughter in 2013. She is attempting to qualify for the [[2015 Pan-American Games]] to be held in Toronto. She stated that she wanted to compete in a major international event before her hometown crowd before she retired.<ref>[http://www.yorkregion.com/.../4398825-karen-cockburn-hopes-to-bow-out-at-pan-am-games Karen Cockburn hopes to bow out at Pan Am Games, March 6, 2014, YorkRegion.com News website]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She competed in the 2014 Canadian National Champuionships in Ottawa and was third.<ref>[http://www.gymcan.org/site/news.php?id=790 MacLennan, Burnett win trampoline gold at Canadian gymnastics championships, Gymnastics Canada, access date June 2 2014] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605055051/http://www.gymcan.org/site/news.php?id=790 |date=2014-06-05 }}</ref>
While training at the Trampoline World Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida, in November 2014, she landed badly and broke her ankle forcing her to withdraw from the competition.<ref>[https://archive.today/20141109035224/http://www.gymcan.org/site/news.php?id=861 Broken ankle knocks Karen Cockburn out of world trampoline championships, Gymnastics Canada, retrieved November 6, 2014]</ref>

Cockburn received the honour of being selected to pronounce the athletes' oath in front of her home crowd in Toronto during the opening ceremonies of the [[2015 Pan-American Games]]. Competing at these games, she placed third in the women's individual trampolining event.
On July 16, 2017, at the 2017 Canadian National Trampoline and Tumbling Championships, Karen Cockburn officially retired at a ceremony held to honour her contribution to the sport.<ref>[http://gymcan.org/news/details/2017_TG_Karen-Cockburn-retirement "Karen Cockburn, Canada’s most decorated gymnast, retires"], Gymnastics Canada, retrieved July 25, 2017</ref>

As of 2019 she was the National Team Director for Trampoline Gymnastics at Gymnastics Canada.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canada's Rosie MacLennan wins world trampoline bronze |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/gymnastics/world-trampoline-tumbling-women-team-bronze-1.5380049 |access-date=2 December 2019 |publisher=CBC Sports |date=1 December 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331115924/http://www.ogf.com/cms/content_view.php?content_id=3988 |date=2012-03-31 }}</ref> In September 2013, she gave birth to a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gymcan.org/site/news.php?id=701 |title=Olympic trampoline champion Rosie MacLennan eager for new challenges |access-date=2013-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111192725/http://www.gymcan.org/site/news.php?id=701 |archive-date=2013-11-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=Karen_Cockburn |author=Karen Cockburn |number=383673895498170369 |date=27 September 2013 |title=Welcome Emilie Sydney Turgeon, born Sept 24th, 8:48pm, 8lbs 8oz. We are so in love with our little girl.}}</ref>

Her autobiography, called ''Karen Cockburn: Soaring High'', was published in November 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ogf.com/cms/content_view.php?content_id=3636 |title="Karen Cockburn: Soaring High – the second book in the new series Celebrating Canadian Athletes from BookLand Press" |access-date=2007-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927141558/http://www.ogf.com/cms/content_view.php?content_id=3636 |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:11, 9 November 2024

Karen Cockburn
Cockburn (left) with Rosie MacLennan in Hamilton, Ontario at the Canada Cup in August 2007
Personal information
Born (1980-10-02) October 2, 1980 (age 44)
Toronto, Ontario
ResidenceWhitchurch–Stouffville
Gymnastics career
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics
Country represented Canada
RetiredJuly 16, 2017
Medal record
Women's trampoline gymnastics
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Individual
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Hannover Individual
Gold medal – first place 2007 Quebec Synchro
Silver medal – second place 2007 Quebec Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 St Petersburg Synchro
Silver medal – second place 2011 Birmingham Synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2009 St Petersburg Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2009 St Petersburg Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Birmingham Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Individual
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Monterrey Individual
Gold medal – first place 2006 Monterrey Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Mississauga Team
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Everett Synchro
Gold medal – first place 2012 Everett Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Everett Individual

Karen Cockburn (born October 2, 1980) is a Canadian trampoline gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the individual event.[1] She won a gold medal at the 2003 Trampoline World Championships in Hannover, Germany[1] in the same event and a bronze in the team event. At the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal in the individual event.[1]

Background

[edit]

Cockburn was born in Toronto and grew up in North York, Ontario. She began trampolining at age 11, and was a student at York University. She is a member of the Skyriders Trampoline Place and is coached by Dave Ross.[2]

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 partner, Rosannagh MacLennan, were ranked first in Women's Synchronised Trampoline following their two winning performances in 2007.

Career

[edit]

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.[3]

Karen Cockburn (far right) at the 2008 Summer Olympics with teammates Rosannagh MacLennan (left) and Jason Burnett (center)

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 2007 Trampoline 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.

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.[4] She was the only trampoline athlete to have won a medal at every Olympic Games at which the event has been competed until her 4th-place finish in the 2012 London Olympics. She was selected as Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympics.[5]

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 Beijing 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 and Cockburn won a Silver medal for the synchronised trampoline event (with MacLennan) and a Bronze medal for the Team competition. In 2012, Cockburn finished in 4th place in the 2012 Summer Olympics's individual trampoline.

In 2014, Cockburn resumed training after giving birth to a daughter in 2013. She is attempting to qualify for the 2015 Pan-American Games to be held in Toronto. She stated that she wanted to compete in a major international event before her hometown crowd before she retired.[6] She competed in the 2014 Canadian National Champuionships in Ottawa and was third.[7] While training at the Trampoline World Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida, in November 2014, she landed badly and broke her ankle forcing her to withdraw from the competition.[8]

Cockburn received the honour of being selected to pronounce the athletes' oath in front of her home crowd in Toronto during the opening ceremonies of the 2015 Pan-American Games. Competing at these games, she placed third in the women's individual trampolining event. On July 16, 2017, at the 2017 Canadian National Trampoline and Tumbling Championships, Karen Cockburn officially retired at a ceremony held to honour her contribution to the sport.[9]

As of 2019 she was the National Team Director for Trampoline Gymnastics at Gymnastics Canada.[10]

Personal life

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Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine</ref> In September 2013, she gave birth to a daughter.[11][12]

Her autobiography, called Karen Cockburn: Soaring High, was published in November 2007.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Trampoline Best and Gymnastics Bet:Stouffvilles's Cockburn Leads the Pack". The Markham Economist and Sun. The Markham Economist and Sun. 2008-08-09. p. 11.
  2. ^ Grech, Caroline (2008-08-21). "Silver medals inspire club teammates". The Markham Economist and Sun. p. 23.
  3. ^ "17.50 pt NEW WORLD RECORD BY JASON BURNETT in the finals of the Lake Placid World Cup,Trampoline, Tumbling, Acrobatic Gymnastic & Acrobaty". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
  4. ^ Women's Trampolining at the 2008 Olympics (Sport-Reference website)
  5. ^ "Cockburn named flagbearer for closing ceremony". CTV News. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  6. ^ Karen Cockburn hopes to bow out at Pan Am Games, March 6, 2014, YorkRegion.com News website[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ MacLennan, Burnett win trampoline gold at Canadian gymnastics championships, Gymnastics Canada, access date June 2 2014 Archived 2014-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Broken ankle knocks Karen Cockburn out of world trampoline championships, Gymnastics Canada, retrieved November 6, 2014
  9. ^ "Karen Cockburn, Canada’s most decorated gymnast, retires", Gymnastics Canada, retrieved July 25, 2017
  10. ^ "Canada's Rosie MacLennan wins world trampoline bronze". CBC Sports. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Olympic trampoline champion Rosie MacLennan eager for new challenges". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  12. ^ Karen Cockburn [@Karen_Cockburn] (27 September 2013). "Welcome Emilie Sydney Turgeon, born Sept 24th, 8:48pm, 8lbs 8oz. We are so in love with our little girl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ ""Karen Cockburn: Soaring High – the second book in the new series Celebrating Canadian Athletes from BookLand Press"". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
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