Kara Kohler
Rowing

Kara

Kohler

Olympian 2012, 2020, 2024

Kara Kohler
  • 0

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 1

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Kara Kohler rowing fast during a race

Height

6'2"

Age

34

Hometown

Clayton, CA

Education

University of California, Berkeley ‘14

Personal
  • Competitive swimmer throughout high school, including the 2008 Janet Evans Grand Prix Swim Meet at USC and the 2008 Pacific Swimming North America Cup Challenge
  • During her senior year of high school, was encouraged by a family friend to look into rowing collegiately, which led her down the path to becoming a recruited walk-on at UC Berkeley
  • Was named the Pac-10 Conference Newcomer of the Year in 2010 and won Cal’s Most Promising Freshman Award
  • Was a four-time All-American
  • Named USRowing’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2019
  • Hobbies include adventures with her dog Luna, camping, swimming, road biking and cooking.
Career Highlights
  • Finished eighth in the quadruple sculls at 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup II
  • Finished fourth in the quadruple sculls at the 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup I
  • Won gold in the four at the 2011 World Rowing Championships
  • Won gold in the eight at the 2011 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne
Olympic Experience
  • 3-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 bronze)
    • Olympic Games Paris 2024, 5th (Single Sculls - Women)
    • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (Single Sculls - Women)
    • Olympic Games London 2012, bronze (Quadruple Sculls - Women)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2023 – 4th (Single Sculls - Women)
  • Years of participation: Single Sculls - Women 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023; Quadruple Sculls - Women 2013, 2017; Four - Women 2011
  • Medals: 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze)
    • Gold – 2011 (Four - Women)
    • Bronze – 2019 (Single Sculls - Women)

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