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Karen Gardiner-Kah

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Karen Gardiner-Kah
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1960-05-17) 17 May 1960 (age 64)
Adelaide, Australia
Sport
SportShort track speed skating

Karen Gardiner-Kah (born 17 May 1960) is an Australian short track speed skater and long track speed skater.

Career

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She competed in short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics.[1]

Gardiner represented her nation twice at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women. In 1986, finishing 30th overall and in 1987, finishing 28th overall.[2] She competed at World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1987 (30th overall). She also competed at other international competitions, including at ISU Speed Skating World Cups.[2]

She set a total of 15 national records in 1986 and 1987.[2]

Personal life

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She is married to fellow Australian speed skater John Kah. Their daughter Jamie Kah is a leading jockey.[3]

Personal records
Women's speed skating[4]
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 45,42 17.01.1987 Davos
1000 m 1.32,30 06.01.1987 Inzell
1500 m 2.18,13 17.01.1987 Davos
3000 m 4.51,69 18.01.1987 Davos

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Gardiner-Kah Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Competition results, statistics and records; SpeedSkatingNews". www.speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ^ Schlink, Leo. "From pony club to a Cup dream: Kah's meteoric rise". Racenet. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Skaters: Inga Gardiner". www.speedskatingbase.eu. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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