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]
While at Cal Poly, she won the Broderick Award, (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate track and field competitor in 1982.[2][3]
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1976 | Olympic Games | Montréal, Canada | 8th | 57.50 m |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 59.76 m |
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 8th | 62.06 m |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 20th | 57.94 m |
1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 3rd | 58.94 m |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 13th | 60.34 m |
US National Championship winners in women's javelin throw | |
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1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–onwards USA Track & Field |
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Olympic Trials |
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Division I |
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Honda Cup |
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Inspiration |
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Div II |
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Div III |
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