Kim Gallagher
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| Born | June 11, 1964 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| Died | November 18, 2002 (aged 38) Oreland, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Kimberly Ann "Kim" Gallagher (June 11, 1964 – November 18, 2002) was an American track and field Olympian, who won medals in two Summer Olympics.[1]
Gallagher was born in Philadelphia. In 1984 in Los Angeles she finished second in the 800 meters in a time of 1:58.63 minutes and in 1988 in Seoul she was third in 1:56.91, her lifetime best.[2] She died in Oreland, Pennsylvania, aged 38.
Records
- 800 Meters - 2:00.07
- 3200 Meter Relay - 8:58.43 (T. Pahutski, K. Baldwin, W. Crowell, K. Gallagher)
PIAA state records
- 800 meters - 2:05.47
- 1600 meters - 4:41.08
- 1600-meter relay - 3:49.61 (T. Pahutski, K. Baldwin, C. Woldecke, K. Gallagher)
- 3200-meter relay - 8:58.43 (T. Pahutski, K. Baldwin, W. Crowell, K. Gallagher)
Accomplishments
Gallagher was a High School All American at Upper Dublin High School, Penn Relays Champion, won twelve PIAA Gold Medals, and was a Pennsylvania State Champion in Track & Field and cross-country. Gallagher is now a member of the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Penn Relays Hall of Fame.
On November 19, 2005, Gallagher was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Upper Dublin High School as part of the inaugural class. Her mother and daughter accepted the award on her behalf.
Personal life
Gallagher married John Corcoran of Oreland, PA, where the couple made their home. Gallagher died from stomach cancer in 2002 at the age of 38.
References
- ^ "Kim Gallagher". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ IAAF Biographies - Kim Gallagher
- 1964 births
- 2002 deaths
- People from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Sportspeople from Pennsylvania
- American middle-distance runners
- Female middle-distance runners
- American female track and field athletes
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Deaths from stomach cancer