Kate Johnson (rower)

Kate Johnson

Personal information
Birth name	Katherine Johnson
Born	December 18, 1978 (1978-12-18) (age 45) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Medal record Women's rowing Representing the United States Olympic Games 2004 Athens Women's eight World Championships 2002 Seville Women's eight World Rowing Cup 2003 Milan Women's eight 2004 Lucerne Women's eight 2004 Munich Women's eight

Katherine Johnson (born December 18, 1978, in Denver, Colorado) is an American rower who won a silver medal at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games in the women's eight. Johnson and her team won gold at the World Rowing Cups in Munich and Lucerne in 2004 prior to competing at the Olympic games. At the FISA World Rowing Championships in 2002, Johnson won the gold medal and World Championship title in the women's eight.

Johnson competed on nine U.S. National Rowing Teams during her career making her first international team at age 15. She also competed for the University of Michigan, from which she graduated in 2001. She was a three-time All-America honoree while at Michigan (1999–2001), and Big Ten Rower of the Year in both 2000 and 2001. She was inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor in 2016.

See also

• Caryn Davies
• Mary Whipple
• Anna Mickelson
• Laurel Korholz

External links

• University of Michigan Bentley Museum
• Right To Play- Kate Johnson Athlete Ambassador
• Women's Sports Foundation Kate Johnson
• ESPN Magazine "Tying Up The Olympics"
• USA Today USOC Charity Program
• Go Girl Go! Learn To Row