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. External links Profile from Sports-Reference 1977 births Living people Belgian female taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic taekwondo practitioners of Belgium Universiade medalists in taekwondo Universiade bronze medalists for Belgium European Taekwondo Championships medalists World Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Mons 21st-century Belgian women