 Goucher at the 2009 Boston Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 9, 1978 Queens, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Colorado Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2008 10,000 m, 8th 5000 m, 8th 2012 Marathon, 10th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | 2007 10,000 m,  Silver 2009 Marathon, 10th 2011 10,000 m, 13th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kara Goucher (born Kara Grgas[2] on July 9, 1978) is an American long-distance runner, author, television commentator, and podcaster. She was the 10,000 meters silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and represented the USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics.[3] She made her marathon debut in 2008 and finished third the following year at the Boston Marathon.
She competed collegiately for the University of Colorado and was a three-time NCAA champion (twice in track and once in cross country).
- ^ a b All-Athletics. "Profile of Kara Goucher".
- ^ Blount, Rachel (June 28, 2008). "Duluth to Beijing via Oregon". StarTribune. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ "Kara Goucher - Athletics - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.