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American rower
Kara Kohler
Full name Kara Michelle Kohler Nationality American Born (1991-01-20 ) January 20, 1991 (age 33)
Clayton, California , U.S. Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Weight 181 lb (82 kg) Country United States Sport
Rowing Event(s) Single sculls, Quadruple sculls, Coxless four
Kara Michelle Kohler (born January 20, 1991)
[1] is an American female
crew rower. She won the bronze medal at the
2012 Summer Olympics in the
quadruple sculls event. She also has a World Championship gold medal in the coxless four and a World Championship bronze in the single sculls.
Career
Kohler swam through high school and started rowing at
University of California, Berkeley .
[2] In 2011, she was named a Division I first team All-American.
[3] She was a member of the crew that won the I Eight at the 2013
NCAA Rowing Championships . Within two years of starting to row, she was part of the United States under-23 team, winning a gold medal in the women's eights at the 2010 U-23 World Championship.
[2]
In 2011 Kohler was part of the US team that won the coxless four at the
World Championships , alongside
Sarah Zelenka ,
Emily Regan and
Sara Hendershot .
[4]
2012 saw Kohler,
Natalie Dell ,
Megan Kalmoe and
Adrienne Martelli win bronze in the women's quadruple sculls at the Olympic Games.
[5] She was not selected for the
2016 Summer Olympics , and nearly quit rowing.
[6]
After switching to the single sculls in 2018,
[7] Kohler won the bronze medal at the
2019 World Championships .
[8] That year, she was also named US Rowing's female Rower of the Year.
[6]
On February 26, 2021, Kohler won the USA Olympic Trials race for single sculls to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics
[9]
References
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"Kara Kohler" . London2012.com .
London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Archived from
the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012 .
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"Kara KOHLER" . worldrowing.com . Retrieved August 9, 2020 .
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"Kara Kohler – 2019 – Senior National Team" . USRowing.org . Retrieved August 9, 2020 .
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"2011 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Bled, SLO – (W4-) Women's Four – Final" . worldrowing.com . Retrieved August 9, 2020 .
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"2012 OLYMPIC GAMES – London, GBR – (W4x) Women's Quadruple Sculls – Final" . worldrowing.com . Retrieved August 9, 2020 .
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b Bedecarré, Jay (October 16, 2019).
"Kara Kohler named USRowing female athlete of the year" . pioneerpublishers.com . Retrieved August 9, 2020 .
^ Bedecarré, Jay (September 1, 2019).
"Clayton's Kara Kohler wins bronze medal at World Rowing Championships in Austria" . pioneerpublishers.com . Retrieved August 9, 2020 .
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"2019 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Linz Ottensheim, AUT – (W1x) Women's Single Sculls – Final" . worldrowing.com . Retrieved August 9, 2020 .
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"Kara Kohler is first U.S. rower to qualify for Tokyo Olympics" . olympics.nbcsports.com . Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
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