Karin Smith
Encyclopedia
Karin Kiefer Smith is a retired female javelin throw
er from the United States
. She was born in Germany
.
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She was born in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Achievements
| Representing the | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... |
8th | 62.06 m |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 20th | 57.94 m |
| 1990 | Goodwill Games 1990 Goodwill Games The 1990 Goodwill Games was the second edition of the international multi-sport event created by Ted Turner, which was held between July 20 and August 5, 1990. Following an inaugural edition in Moscow, the second games took place in Seattle, United States, highlighting the competition's role in... |
Seattle, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
3rd | 58.94 m Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games At the 1990 Goodwill Games, the athletics events were held in Seattle, Washington, United States between July and August 1990. A total of 43 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 20 by female athletes... |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 13th | 60.34 m |