Karin Smith
Karin Kiefer Smith (born August 4, 1955, in Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria) is a retired female javelin thrower from the United States. She was born in Germany. She is a three-time Olympian. Smith qualified for a fourth, the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. She did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[1]
College
While at Cal Poly, she won the Broderick Award, (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate track and field competitor in 1982.[2][3]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  United States
| ||||
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montréal, Canada | 8th | 57.50 m |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 59.76 m |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 8th | 62.06 m |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 20th | 57.94 m |
| 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 3rd | 58.94 m |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 13th | 60.34 m |
References
- ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
- ^ "Cal Poly". Cal Poly. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Track & Field". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karin Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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