Katherine Johnson(born December 18, 1978, inDenver, Colorado) is an American rower who won a silver medal at theAthens 2004 Olympic Gamesin the women's eight. Johnson and her team won gold at theWorld Rowing Cupsin Munich and Lucerne in 2004 prior to competing at the Olympic games. At theFISAWorld Rowing Championshipsin 2002, Johnson won the gold medal and World Championship title in the women's eight.
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| Birth name | Katherine Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 18, 1978(age45) Denver, Colorado,U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johnson competed on nineU.S. National Rowing Teamsduring her career making her first international team at age 15. She also competed for theUniversity of Michigan,from which she graduated in 2001. She was a three-time All-America honoree while at Michigan (1999–2001), and Big Ten Rower of the Year in both 2000 and 2001.[1]She was inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor in 2016.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^(August 2008).Five Questions: Kate JohnsonArchivedDecember 1, 2016, at theWayback Machine,MGoBlue.com, Retrieved November 25, 2014
- ^"U-M Athletics to Induct Four into Hall of Honor Sept. 30".RetrievedNovember 30,2016.
External links
edit- University of Michigan Bentley Museum
- Right To Play- Kate Johnson Athlete Ambassador
- Women's Sports Foundation Kate Johnson
- ESPN Magazine "Tying Up The Olympics"
- USA Today USOC Charity Program
- Go Girl Go! Learn To Row
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