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| Full name | Karen Julia Josephson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 10, 1964 Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Synchronized swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ohio State Buckeyes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karen Julia Josephson (born January 10, 1964) is an American Olympic champion and former competitor in synchronized swimming.
Biography
Karen Josephson partnered with her twin sister Sarah Josephson to win a silver medal in the women's duet at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and then a gold medal in the same event with at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. [1]
She won silver medals in the duet and team events at the 1986 World Championships in Madrid. At the 1991 World Championships in Perth she won gold medals in same events.
Josephson also competed at the 1987 Pan American Game in Indianapolis, winning gold medals in duet and team events.
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Josephson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
External links
- Karen Josephson at World Aquatics
- Karen Josephson at Olympics.com
- Karen Josephson at Olympedia
- Karen Josephson at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming
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- Synchronized swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1987 Pan American Games
- People from Bristol, Connecticut
- Sportspeople from Hartford County, Connecticut
- American twins
- Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
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