Birth name Katherine Johnson Name Kate Johnson | Role Olympic athlete Height 1.77 m | |
Born December 18, 1978 (age 45) ( 1978-12-18 ) Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||
Katherine "Kate" 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 Cup Championships 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.
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