Sport Running Events 800 metres | Role Olympian Name Kim Gallagher | |
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Bronze medals Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres People also search for Fita Lovin, Doina Melinte, Sigrun Wodars, Christine Wachtel Silver medals Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres | ||
1984 Olympic Games Track & Field - Women's 800 Meters
Kim Gallagher, Introduction for National High School Track and Field Hall of Fame Induction
Kimberly Ann "Kim" Gallagher (June 11, 1964 – November 18, 2002) was an American middle-distance runner who won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.
Contents
- 1984 Olympic Games Track Field Womens 800 Meters
- Kim Gallagher Introduction for National High School Track and Field Hall of Fame Induction
- National high school records
- PIAA state records
- Accomplishments
- Personal life
- References
National high school records
PIAA state records
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. She was inducted into the Pennsylvania Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1995 and into the Penn Relays Hall of Fame in 1996.
In 2005, Gallagher was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Upper Dublin High School as part of the inaugural class.
Personal life
Gallagher took up athletics following her brother Bart, and later in 1983 abandoned her studies at the University of Arizona because they interfered with her training. She married John Corcoran of Oreland, Pennsylvania, where the couple made their home. After the 1988 Olympics Gallagher was diagnosed with colon cancer. She refused chemotherapy and used vitamins, diet and rest as a remedy, which initially appeared effective, but the cancer recurred in 1994. In her last years she used a wheelchair, and died from a stroke aged 38. She was survived by her mother Barbara, father John, husband John Corcoran, and 13-year-old daughter Jessica Smith.