Kathleen "Kathy" Stella Weston (born May 19, 1958, in

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) is a retired female middle distance

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from the

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. She set her personal best (2.00.73) in the women's 800 metres at the 1976 Olympic trials. She was also a member of the 1976 US Olympic team in the 800 metres. Weston attended college at

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1958 births Living people American female middle-distance runners Oregon State University alumni Sportspeople from Reno, Nevada Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games 21st-century American women {{US-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub