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Kara Goucher

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Kara Goucher (born Kara Grgas on July 9, 1978) is an American long-distance runner, author, television commentator, and podcaster. She was the 10,000 meters silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and represented the USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics. She made her marathon debut in 2008 and finished third the following year at the Boston Marathon. She competed collegiately for the University of Colorado and was a three-time NCAA champion (twice in track and once in cross country). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Kara Goucher is the 8,660th most popular athlete (down from 7,621st in 2024), the 21,757th most popular biography from United States (down from 20,261st in 2019) and the 948th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kara Goucher ranks 8,660 out of 6,025. Before her are Henri Ruoste, Gauthier Boccard, Jeffery Gibson, Alexander Kopacz, Stefan Fegerl, and Melissa Bishop-Nriagu. After her are Rachel Moret, Steve Mesler, Cha Woo-chan, Mobina Nematzadeh, Matthieu Péché, and Yaroslav Podlesnykh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Kara Goucher ranks 1,499. Before her are Nafisa Joseph, Justin Guarini, Siddharth Anand, John Morris, Conrad Sangma, and Mercy Aigbe. After her are Steve Mesler, Phillip Glasser, Michael Duff, Nick Berg, Tim Morehouse, and Brooke Hanson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kara Goucher ranks 21,765 out of 20,380. Before her are Jessica Steffens (1987), Richard Torrez (1999), Jason Maxiell (1983), Jonathan González (1999), Larry Warbasse (1990), and Paxten Aaronson (2003). After her are Steve Mesler (1978), Jared Jeffries (1981), Tara Correa-McMullen (1989), Jacob Latimore (1996), Kanak Jha (2000), and Jeneba Tarmoh (1989).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Kara Goucher ranks 948. Before her are Ivan Šapina (1999), Lauren Gibbs (1984), Jennifer Gutierrez (1967), Lauren Gibbemeyer (1988), Marquis Dendy (1992), and Jessica Steffens (1987). After her are Steve Mesler (1978), Kanak Jha (2000), Jeneba Tarmoh (1989), Andrius Šidlauskas (null), Kristian Ipsen (1992), and Taylor Spivey (1991).

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