Karen Julia Josephson (born January 10, 1964) is an American Olympic champion and former competitor in synchronized swimming.
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Full name | Karen Julia Josephson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1964-01-10) January 10, 1964 (age 58) Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Synchronized swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karen Josephson partnered with her twin sister Sarah Josephson to win a silver medal in the women's duet at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and then a gold medal in the same event with at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1]
She won silver medals in the duet and team events at the 1986 World Championships in Madrid. At the 1991 World Championships in Perth she won gold medals in same events.
Josephson also competed at the 1987 Pan American Game in Indianapolis, winning gold medals in duet and team events.
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Syncronized swimming (1984–2016) · Artistic swmming (2020–) | |
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Pan American Artistic swimming champions - women's duet | |
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Syncronized swimming (1955–2015) · Artistic swmming (2019–) | |
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