Charmie Sobers
Olympic taekwondo practitioner
- Born
- 19 January 1973, Willemstad
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Sport
- taekwondo
- Occupation
- taekwondo athlete
Charmian Colette "Charmie" Sobers (born 19 January 1973 in Willemstad, Curaçao) is a retired Dutch taekwondo practitioner of Curaçaoan descent. 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. 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.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 Pan American Taekwondo Championships | 1990 | |
| 1996 Pan American Taekwondo Championships | 1996 | |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | 2004 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q16214636 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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