Karen Kraft Explained

Karen Kraft
Birth Place:San Mateo, California, U.S.
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Karen Kraft (born May 3, 1969) is an American rower and two-time Olympic medal winner.[1]

Early life

Kraft graduated from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo in 1991 with a degree in architecture.[2]

Olympics career

Kraft won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games for coxless pair rowing (via 7:01.78 with Missy Schwen), and later won bronze in the same event at the 2000 Olympics (in 7:13).

Coaching

She was a university assistant coach for women's rowing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2007 to 2013. She is a yoga teacher at Inner Fire Yoga and a personal trainer at Functional Integrated Training in Madison.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/karen-kraft-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023335/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/karen-kraft-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18.
  2. News: July 26, 1996 . With charm in place, Poly grad wins semi . San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune . C1 . AP.