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Kara Kohler
American rower (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kara Michelle Kohler (/ˈkɛərə ˈkoʊlər/ KAIR-ə KOH-lər; born January 20, 1991)[1][2] is an American female 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.
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Kohler swam through high school and started rowing at University of California, Berkeley.[3] In 2011, she was named a Division I first team All-American.[4] She was a member of the crew that won the I Eight at the 2013 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] She was not selected for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and nearly quit rowing.[7]
After switching to the single sculls in 2018,[8] Kohler won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships.[9] That year, she was also named US Rowing's female Rower of the Year.[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]
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