 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. 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.