Sarah Josephson
{{short description|American synchronized swimmer}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| full_name = Sarah Gay Josephson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|1|10|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.
| height = 5 ft 4 in
| country = {{USA}}
| sport = Synchronized swimming
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| club = Ohio State Buckeyes
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| show-medals = yes
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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}
{{MedalGold | 1992 Barcelona|Duet }}
{{MedalSilver | 1988 Seoul|Duet }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 1991 Perth | Duet }}
{{MedalGold | 1991 Perth | Team }}
{{MedalSilver | 1986 Madrid | Solo }}
{{MedalSilver | 1986 Madrid | Duet}}
{{MedalSilver | 1986 Madrid | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}
{{MedalGold | 1987 Indianapolis | Duet }}
{{MedalGold | 1987 Indianapolis | Team }}
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Sarah Gay Josephson (born January 10, 1964) is an American Olympic champion and former competitor in synchronized swimming.
Biography
Sarah Josephson competed in the women's solo event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She partnered with her twin sister Karen Josephson to win a silver medal in the women's duet at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and then a gold medal in the same event with at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/sarah-josephson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235445/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/sarah-josephson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Sarah Josephson |accessdate=8 February 2015}}
She won silver medals in the solo, duet, and team events at the 1986 World Championships in Madrid. At the 1991 World Championships in Perth she won gold medals in the duet and team events.
Josephson also competed at the 1987 Pan American Game in Indianapolis, winning gold medals in duet and team events.
See also
References
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External links
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- {{databaseOlympics|JOSEPSAR01|archive=20160406031650}}
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Category:American synchronized swimmers
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming
Category:Synchronized swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Synchronized swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Synchronized swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming
Category:Synchronized swimmers at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships
Category:Synchronized swimmers at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming
Category:Synchronized swimmers at the 1987 Pan American Games
Category:Sportspeople from Bristol, Connecticut
Category:Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
Category:20th-century American women
Category:Synchronized swimmers at the 1983 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming
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