Laurence Rase

Laurence Rase (born 4 April 1977 in Mons, Hainaut, Belgium) is a female taekwondo practitioner from Belgium. She is a two-time heavyweight medalist at the World Taekwondo Championships and won the 2006 European Championship in heavyweight.

Laurence Rase
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
1999 EdmontonHeavyweight
2005 MadridHeavyweight
European Championships
2006 BonnHeavyweight
1998 EindhovenHeavyweight
2004 LillehammerMiddleweight
Universiade
2005 IzmirHeavyweight
World University Championships
2004 PatrasHeavyweight
2000 TaiwanHeavyweight

Rase is so far the only Belgian female taekwondo practitioner to win a medal at the World Championships. Rase is so far the only Belgian taekwondo athlete to compete at the Olympics as well. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics but was eliminated in the quarterfinals by losing to Natália Falavigna of Brazil 8–4.

Rase has been serving as the Performance Director of the Flemish Taekwondo Union since 2010.


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