Karen Julia Josephson (born January 10, 1964) is a former American synchronized swimmer who competed for Ohio State University and was a 1988 Olympic silver medalist and a 1992 Olympic gold medalist.[1]
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| Full name | Karen Julia Josephson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 10, 1964 Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Synchronized swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Ohio State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ohio State Buckeyes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Dr. Mary Jo Ruggieri (OSU) Gail Emery (Olympics) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She won one gold and one silver medal in duet, and one gold and one silver team medal at the World Aquatics Championships. She won gold medals in both duet and team at the Pan American Games.
Ohio State University
editJosephson attended and competed in synchronized swimming for the Ohio State University from 1982-1985 under Head Coach Dr. Mary Jo Ruggieri.[2] She helped lead OSU to three national championships, and was the 1985 United States Synchronized Swimming Inter-collegiate Athlete of the year. An outstanding student, she was an All Big-10 Academic selection in 1984, as well as an OSU Scholar Athlete for four years. She graduated OSU with a degree in biochemistry in 1985. Both she and her sister attended medical school but dropped out after two semesters.[3]
Olympic medals
editJosephson partnered with her twin sister Sarah Josephson to win a silver medal in the women's duet at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and then a gold medal in the same event with her sister at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where she was managed by U.S. Synchronized Swimming Team Hall of Fame Head Coach Gail Emery.[4]
International competition
editShe won silver medals in the duet and team events at the 1986 World Championships in Madrid. At the 1991 World Championships in Perth she won gold medals in the same events.[1]
Josephson competed at the 1987 Pan American Game in Indianapolis, winning gold medals in duet and team events.[1]
Honors
editKaren became a member of The Ohio State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993, and the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1997.[1] She became a member of Connecticut's Bristol Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Olympedia Biography, Karen Josephson". olympedia.org. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Synchronized Swimming All-Time National Championships, OSU". kb.osu.edu. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Ohio State University Athletic Hall of Honor, Karen Josephson". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Josephson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ "Bristol Sports Hall of Fame, Karen and Sarah Josephson". bshof.org. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
External links
edit- Karen Josephson at World Aquatics
- Karen Josephson at Olympics.com
- Karen Josephson at Olympedia
- Karen Josephson at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
