American rower (born 1991)
Kara Kohler
Full name Kara Michelle Kohler Born (1991-01-20 ) January 20, 1991 (age 34) Clayton, California , U.S.Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Weight 181 lb (82 kg) Country United States Sport Rowing Event(s) Single sculls, Quadruple sculls, Coxless four
Kara Michelle Kohler ( KAIR -ə KOH -lər[ 1] [ 2] crew rower. She won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the quadruple sculls event. She also has a World Championship gold medal in the coxless four and a World Championship bronze in the single sculls.
Career
Kohler swam through high school and started rowing at University of California, Berkeley .[ 3] [ 4] NCAA Rowing Championships . Within two years of starting to row, she was part of the United States under-23 team, winning a gold medal in the women's eights at the 2010 U-23 World Championship.[ 3]
In 2011 Kohler was part of the US team that won the coxless four at the World Championships , alongside Sarah Zelenka , Emily Regan and Sara Hendershot .[ 5]
2012 saw Kohler, Natalie Dell , Megan Kalmoe and Adrienne Martelli win bronze in the women's quadruple sculls at the Olympic Games.[ 6] 2016 Summer Olympics , and nearly quit rowing.[ 7]
After switching to the single sculls in 2018,[ 8] 2019 World Championships .[ 9] [ 7]
On February 26, 2021, Kohler won the USA Olympic Trials race for single sculls to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics[ 10]
In 2022, Kohler won the Princess Royal Challenge Cup (the premier women's singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta , rowing for the Texas Rowing Center.[ 11]
References
^ "KOHLER Kara" . Paris 2024 Olympics . Retrieved August 11, 2024 .^ "Kara Kohler" . London2012.com . London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012 .^ a b "Kara KOHLER" . worldrowing.com . Retrieved August 9, 2020 .^ "Kara Kohler – 2019 – Senior National Team" . USRowing.org . Retrieved August 9, 2020 .^ "2011 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Bled, SLO – (W4-) Women's Four – Final" . worldrowing.com . Retrieved August 9, 2020 .^ "2012 OLYMPIC GAMES – London, GBR – (W4x) Women's Quadruple Sculls – Final" . worldrowing.com . Retrieved August 9, 2020 .^ a b Bedecarré, Jay (October 16, 2019). "Kara Kohler named USRowing female athlete of the year" . pioneerpublishers.com . Retrieved August 9, 2020 . ^ Bedecarré, Jay (September 1, 2019). "Clayton's Kara Kohler wins bronze medal at World Rowing Championships in Austria" . pioneerpublishers.com . Retrieved August 9, 2020 . ^ "2019 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Linz Ottensheim, AUT – (W1x) Women's Single Sculls – Final" . worldrowing.com . Retrieved August 9, 2020 .^ "Kara Kohler is first U.S. rower to qualify for Tokyo Olympics" . olympics.nbcsports.com . February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021 .^ "Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners" . Henley Royal Regatta . Retrieved August 5, 2024 .
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