Karen Hultzer

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Karen Hultzer (born 16 September 1965 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African archer.

She competed in the individual event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] During that event, she came out as lesbian. She said "I am an archer, middle aged and a lesbian. I am also cranky before my first cup of coffee. None of these aspects define who I am, they are simply part of me." [3]

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References

  1. "Karen Hultzer Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. London 2012 profile Archived 2013-01-27 at archive.today
  3. "Olympic archer Karen Hultzer comes out as gay at games". gaystarnews.com. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2019.