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Born | Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada | December 15, 1967|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Synchronised swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christine Larsen (born December 15, 1967) is a Canadian competitor in synchronized swimming and Olympic medalist.
She competed for Canada and received a silver medal in synchronized team swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [1]
Larsen is the sister of sportscaster and fellow Olympian Karin Larsen, who covered Larsen's medal-winning performance for CBC News. [2]
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