Born in Toronto, Ontario, Karen Cockburn is a World Champion in women`s trampoline, the reigning World Cup Champion, the reigning World Cup Synchronized Trampoline Champion, with Rosannagh MacLennan, a two time Olympic medallist with Bronze and Silver medals, and eight time Canadian champion. She is also the holder of the world record, with Rosannagh MacLeannan, for the highest level of difficulty in synchronized trampoline. Karen Cockburn won the bronze medal in Women`s Trampoline at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000, the silver medal in Women`s trampoline at the Olympics in Athens in 2004, and is on her way to the Olympics in China in 2008. Karen Cockburn is currently ranked No. 1 female trampolinist in the world by the International Gymnastic Federation.