Karin Smith

For similarly named British politician, see Karin Smyth.

Karin Kiefer Smith (born August 4, 1955, in Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria) is a retired female javelin thrower from the United States. She was born in Germany. She is a three-time Olympian. Smith qualified for a fourth, the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. She did, however, receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[1]

Her all-time career-best mark was 212 feet, 6 inches in August 1980.[2][3]

  1. ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  2. ^ "Poly adds javelin star". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. March 25, 1981. pp. B4.
  3. ^ Ahrendes, Vern (April 9, 1981). "Former Olympian debuts at Cal Poly". Mustang Daily. p. 9.