Karen Moe
Karen Patricia Moe-Thornton (born January 22, 1952 in Del Monte, Philippines ) is a former American swimmer .
She achieved her greatest sporting success at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich when she became Olympic champion in the 200 m butterfly . Before that she had set a new world record over this route four times . She was able to qualify for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal , but only took fourth place in the final over 200 m butterfly. After that, she ended her career and became a successful swimming coach.
In 1992 she was inducted into the international swimming sport hall of fame .
Web links
- Karen Moe in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)
- Karen Moe-Thornton in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
1968: Ada Kok | 1972: Karen Moe | 1976: Andrea Pollack | 1980: Ines Geißler | 1984: Mary T. Meagher | 1988: Kathleen Nord | 1992: Summer Sanders | 1996: Susie O'Neill | 2000: Misty Hyman | 2004: Otylia Jędrzejczak | 2008: Liu Zige | 2012: Jiao Liuyang | 2016: Mireia Belmonte
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| SURNAME | Moe, Karen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moe-Thornton, Karen Patricia (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Del Monte, Philippines |