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Full name | Karen Patricia Moe | |||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||
Born | Del Monte, Philippines | January 22, 1953|||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||
Weight | 123 lb (56 kg) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||
College team | University of California, Los Angeles | |||||||||||
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Karen Patricia Moe Humphreys (born January 22, 1953), née Karen Patricia Moe, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, she won the gold medal in the women's 200-meter butterfly event. [1]
Moe set world records in the 200-meter butterfly in 1970, 1971 and 1972 (twice). She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1992. [2]
In 1978, Moe became the head coach of the California Golden Bears women's swim team at the University of California, Berkeley, and served in that position until 1992. [3] In 1987, she was named the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming Coach of the Year. [4] From 1992 to 2004, she served within Cal's athletic department. [5]
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Full name | Karen Patricia Moe | |||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||
Born | Del Monte, Philippines | January 22, 1953|||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||
Weight | 123 lb (56 kg) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||
College team | University of California, Los Angeles | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Karen Patricia Moe Humphreys (born January 22, 1953), née Karen Patricia Moe, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, she won the gold medal in the women's 200-meter butterfly event. [1]
Moe set world records in the 200-meter butterfly in 1970, 1971 and 1972 (twice). She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1992. [2]
In 1978, Moe became the head coach of the California Golden Bears women's swim team at the University of California, Berkeley, and served in that position until 1992. [3] In 1987, she was named the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming Coach of the Year. [4] From 1992 to 2004, she served within Cal's athletic department. [5]