Karen Hargate

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Karen Hargate
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Born (1972-10-14) 14 October 1972 (age 51)
St Andrews, Scotland
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Sport Gymnastics

Karen Hargate (born 14 October 1972) is a British gymnast. She competed in five events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1] She was the youngest participant during the 1988 games. Hargate was awarded a Master Gymnasts, Women's Artistic honorary award by British Gymnastics. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Hargate Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. "Karen Hargate". Greenhead Gymnastic Club. Retrieved 14 February 2020.