Laurence Rase

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Laurence Rase
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Edmonton Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Madrid Heavyweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bonn Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Eindhoven Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Lillehammer Middleweight
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Izmir Heavyweight
World University Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Patras Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Taiwan Heavyweight

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.

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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