Ann Turner (born December 18, 1956) is an American

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in two

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, she earned her best finish of fourth in the K-4 500 metres event at

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. She retired from the sport in 1985. Her brother is fellow sprint canoer Brent Turner.

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1956 births American female canoeists Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for the United States 21st-century American women {{US-canoe-bio-stub