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Kara Kohler
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-01-20) January 20, 1991 (age 33)
Clayton, California, United States
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight181 lb (82 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportRowing
Event(s)Single sculls, Quadruple sculls, Coxless four
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Quadruple sculls
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bled Coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ottensheim Single sculls

Kara Kohler (born January 20, 1991)[1] 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.

Career

Kohler swam through high school and started rowing at University of California, Berkeley.[2] In 2011, she was named a Division I first team All-American.[3] 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.[2]

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.[4]

2012 saw Kohler, Natalie Dell, Megan Kalmoe and Adrienne Martelli win bronze in the women's quadruple sculls at the Olympic Games.[5] She was not selected for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and nearly quit rowing.[6]

After switching to the single sculls in 2018,[7] Kohler won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships.[8] That year, she was also named US Rowing's female Rower of the Year.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Kara Kohler". London2012.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Kara KOHLER". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  3. ^ "Kara Kohler - 2019 - Senior National Team". USRowing. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  4. ^ "2011 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Bled, SLO - (W4-) Women's Four - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ "2012 OLYMPIC GAMES - London, GBR - (W4x) Women's Quadruple Sculls - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b Bedecarré, Jay (2019-10-16). "Kara Kohler named USRowing female athlete of the year |". Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  7. ^ Bedecarré, Jay (2019-09-01). "Clayton's Kara Kohler wins bronze medal at World Rowing Championships in Austria |". Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  8. ^ "2019 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Linz Ottensheim, AUT - (W1x) Women's Single Sculls - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.