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Wesleyan University.
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Kathryn Keeler
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As United States. Olympic Team coach in 1996, she directed the United States. women"s lightweight double to a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She also was a college coach at Smith College, among other institutions. They have a daughter, Abigail Parker, who rows at Harvard University.
Kathy currently resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Keeler is a 1978 graduate of Wesleyan University.
Achievements
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She was a member of the American women"s eights team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, "the only women"s crew in United States. history to win an Olympic gold medal" until 2008. Keeler was a member of the United States. national rowing team in 1982 and the women"s four that won a silver medal at the World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland that year.
Membership
She qualified for the United States. Olympic rowing squad in 1980 and, overall, was a member of four United States. national rowing teams. Subsequent to her competitive rowing career, Keeler was a member of the United States. national rowing team as a coach on six occasions (in 1987, 89, 91, 93, 94, 95).
