Karen Julia Josephson (born January 10, 1964) is an American Olympic champion and former competitor in

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. Karen Josephson partnered with her twin sister

Sarah Josephson Sarah Gay Josephson (born January 10, 1964) is an American Olympic champion and former competitor in synchronized swimming. Sarah Josephson competed in the women's solo event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She partnered with her ...

to win a silver medal in the women's duet at the

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and then a gold medal in the same event with at the

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. She won silver medals in the duet and team events at the 1986 World Championships in

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. At the 1991 World Championships in

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she won gold medals in same events. Josephson also competed at the 1987 Pan American Game in

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, winning gold medals in duet and team events.

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* * * * 1964 births Living people American synchronized swimmers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming Olympic silver medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics 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 medalists in synchronized swimming Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Synchronized swimmers at the 1987 Pan American Games People from Bristol, Connecticut American twins Twin sportspeople Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 20th-century American women {{US-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub

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