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Carol Lindsey
Personal information
Full nameCarol Beth Lindsey
NationalityAmerican
Born (1955-03-26) 26 March 1955 (age 69)
Sport
SportHandball

Carol Beth Lindsey (born March 26, 1955), also known as "Coke" Lindsey, is an American former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

In 1973, Lindsey graduated from Rockville Junior-Senior High School in Parke County, Indiana,[3] where she played women's basketball and other sports.

Lindsey was recruited by the United States Team Handball Association while playing basketball at Purdue University. Lindsey successfully made the US Handball team for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, but the US boycotted the games. Four years later, Lindsey competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carol Lindsey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "Carol Lindsey and Kim Clarke". StoryCorps Archive. November 1, 2019. Carol "Coke" Lindsey (64) and Kim Clarke (54) talk about their experiences as teammates on team handball competing in the Olympics for the United States
  3. ^ Higgs, Max. "Carol Lindsey, Rockville, IN Indiana currently in Washburn, WI USA". www.roxalumni.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2018.