Karen Clark (synchronized swimmer)
Karen Lynn Clark (born April 9, 1972) is a Canadian Olympic medalist and former synchronized swimmer.
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Full name | Karen Lynn Clark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Montreal, Quebec | April 9, 1972|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Synchronized swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Clark began synchronized swimming at age six.[1] She won three silver medals in solo, duet and team at 1989 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships[1] As a member of Team Canada she would win silver in the team events at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships and 1994 World Aquatics Championships.[2] She won a silver medal in the solo event at the 1995 Pan American Games.[3] Her most notable achievement was winning a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with the Canadian team.[4]
Honours
Clark was inducted into the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.[1]
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References
- "CLARK, Karen Lynn". SportsMississauga.org. Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- "World Swimming Championships". gbrathletics.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- "Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving". www.gbrathletics.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Clark". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
External links
- Karen Clark at the International Olympic Committee
- Karen Clark at the Olympic Channel
- Karen Clark Le Poole at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Alberta Sports Hall of Fame profile
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