Charmie Sobers

Charmian Colette "Charmie" Sobers (born January 19, 1973 in Willemstad, Curaçao) is a retired Dutch taekwondo practitioner of Curaçaoan descent.[1] Sobers qualified for the Netherlands in the women's welterweight category (67 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by finishing third and receiving a berth from the European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.[2] Sobers outclassed Great Britain's Sarah Bainbridge in the preliminary round of sixteen before losing out the quarterfinal match to Philippines' Mary Antoinette Rivero with a default score of 4–10.[3][4][5]

Charmie Sobers
Personal information
Full nameCharmian Colette Sobers
Nationality Netherlands
Born (1973-01-19) 19 January 1973
Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands
Antilles
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)67 kg

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charmie Sobers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. "Thijs en Charmie verzekerd van Olympische startplaats" [Thijs and Charmie are assured of Olympic spots] (in Dutch). Taekwondobond Nederland. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. Tacujan, Lito (30 August 2004). "Hurting Rivero comes out winner despite loss". Philippine Star. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. "Wynne wins kayak bronze". The Daily Telegraph. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. "Taekwondo – Women's Welterweight (67kg)". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2013.


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