Kim Gallagher
 Gallagher (right) in the 800m final at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 11, 1964 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania], U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Died | November 18, 2002 (aged 38) Oreland, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400–1500 m | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Puma and Energizer Track Club Los Angeles Track Club | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 400 m – 52.44 (1985) 800 m – 1:56.91 (1988) 1500 m – 4:03.29 (1988)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kimberly Ann "Kim" Gallagher (June 11, 1964 – November 18, 2002) was an American middle-distance runner who won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.[1][2]
Records
[edit]- 800 Meters – 2:00.07
- 3200 Meter Relay – 8:58.43 (T. Pahutski, K. Baldwin, W. Crowell, K. Gallagher)
PIAA state records
[edit]- 800 meters – 2:05.47
- 1600 meters – 4:41.08
- 1600-meter relay – 3:49.61 (T. Pahutski, K. Baldwin, C. Woldecke, K. Gallagher)
- 3200-meter relay – 8:58.43 (T. Pahutski, K. Baldwin, W. Crowell, K. Gallagher)
Accomplishments
[edit]Gallagher was a High School All-American at Upper Dublin High School, Penn Relays Champion, won twelve PIAA gold medals and was a Pennsylvania State Champion in Track & Field and cross-country. She was inducted into the Pennsylvania Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1995 and into the Penn Relays Hall of Fame in 1996.[3]
In 2005, Gallagher was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Upper Dublin High School as part of the inaugural class.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Gallagher took up athletics following her brother Bart, who coached her in her early years.[5] In 1983, she abandoned her studies at the University of Arizona because they interfered with her training. She married John Corcoran of Oreland, Pennsylvania, where the couple made their home.
Death
[edit]After the 1988 Olympics, Gallagher was diagnosed with colon cancer. She refused chemotherapy and used vitamins, diet and rest as a remedy, which initially appeared effective. But the cancer reemerged in 1994. In her last years, she used a wheelchair and died from a stroke, aged 38.[1][3]
References
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- ^ a b c "Kim Gallagher". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ a b IAAF Biographies – Kim Gallagher
- ^ a b Ron Reid (November 20, 2002) Olympic runner Kim Gallagher dead of a stroke The Philadelphian, who won medals in the 1984 and 1988 Games, was 38. philly.com
- ^ Athletic Department. udsd.org
- ^ "Kim Gallagher, area's best middle-distance runner ever, remembered 10 years after her death - philly-archives". August 21, 2016. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- 1964 births
- 2002 deaths
- Track and field athletes from Philadelphia
- American female middle-distance runners
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Deaths from colorectal cancer in the United States
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- People from Upper Dublin Township, Pennsylvania
- Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Deaths from cancer in Pennsylvania
- 20th-century African-American sportswomen
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- 21st-century African-American women