Kate Johnson (rower)

For other Kate Johnsons, see Catherine Johnson (disambiguation).
Kate Johnson
Personal information
Birth name Katherine Johnson
Born December 18, 1978 (1978-12-18) (age 37)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Women's eight
FISA World Rowing Championships
2002 Seville Eights
Rowing World Cup
2003 Milan Women's Eight
2004 Lucerne Women's Eight
2004 Munich Women's Eight

Katherine "Kate" Johnson (born December 18, 1978 in Denver, Colorado) is an American rower who won a silver medal at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games in the women's eight. Johnson and her team won gold at the World Cup Championships in Munich and Lucerne in 2004 prior to competing at the Olympic games. At the FISA World Rowing Championships in 2002, Johnson won the gold medal and World Championship title in the women's eight.

Johnson competed on nine U.S. National Rowing Teams during her career making her first international team at age 15. She also competed for the University of Michigan, from which she graduated in 2001. She was a three-time All-America honoree while at Michigan (1999-2001), and Big Ten Rower of the Year in both 2000 and 2001.[1] She was inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor in 2016. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (August 2008). Five Questions: Kate Johnson, MGoBlue.com, Retrieved 25 November 2014
  2. ↑ "U-M Athletics to Induct Four into Hall of Honor Sept. 30". Retrieved 2016-11-30.


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