Karen Fonteyne

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Karen Fonteyne
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1969-01-29) January 29, 1969 (age 54)
Sport
SportSynchronized swimming
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Women's synchronized swimming
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis Duet
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Team

Karen Fonteyne (born January 29, 1969) is a Canadian competitor in synchronized swimming and Olympic medalist.

She participated on the Canadian team that received a silver medal in synchronized team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [1]

She received a silver medal in duet with Karn Sribney at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. [2]

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References

  1. "1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States Synchronized Swimming" Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 27, 2008)
  2. "Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.