Katherine Johnson (born December 18, 1978 in
Denver, Colorado
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) is an American rower who won a silver medal at the
Athens 2004 Olympic Games
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in the women's eight. Johnson and her team won gold at the
World Rowing Cups in Munich and Lucerne in 2004 prior to competing at the Olympic games. At the
FISA
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World Rowing Championships
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in 2002, Johnson won the gold medal and World Championship title in the women's eight.
Johnson competed on nine
U.S. National Rowing Teams during her career making her first international team at age 15. She also competed for the
University of Michigan
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, 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.
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Five Questions: Kate Johnson
, MGoBlue.com, Retrieved November 25, 2014 She was inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor in 2016.
See also
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Caryn Davies
Caryn Davies (born April 14, 1982, in Ithaca, New York) is an American rower. She won gold medals as the stroke seat in women's eight at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Mary Whipple
Mary Rebecca Whipple (born May 10, 1980, in Sacramento, California, United States) is an American coxswain. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won a gold medal in women's eight at both competitions. ...
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Anna Mickelson
Anna Cummins ( née Mickelson, March 21, 1980) is an American rower who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the women's eight. At the FISA World Rowing Championships in 2006, Mickelson ...
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Laurel Korholz
Laurel V. Korholz (born June 10, 1970) was the Women's Assistant Coach for the United States Rowing Team. As a coach, Korholz coached the US Women's Double at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Beijing Olympics was the fourth Olympics she attended; h ...
References
External links
University of Michigan Bentley MuseumRight To Play- Kate Johnson Athlete AmbassadorWomen's Sports Foundation Kate JohnsonESPN Magazine "Tying Up The Olympics"Go Girl Go! Learn To Row
1978 births
Living people
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in rowing
Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Denver
American female rowers
University of Michigan alumni
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States
21st-century American women
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