Kirsten Venetta Brown
Medal record | ||
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Women's canoe slalom | ||
Representing United States | ||
World Championships | ||
1991 Tacen | K-1 team |
Kirsten Venetta Brown, also known as Kirsten Brown-Fleshman (June 11, 1963[1] – October 21, 2006), was an American slalom canoeist who competed in the early and mid-1990s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen. She missed out on competing in the 1992 Olympic Games after part of her kayak touched a gate.[2]
She first kayaked as a child at Valley Mill Camp in Maryland. She studied political science at MIT, gaining a BA in 1986, and worked at Arthur Andersen from 1987-1989. She died aged 43 after suffering from breast cancer. She was married and divorced from George Michael Fleshman.[3]
References[]
- ^ Hente, Karl; Nakamura, David; Robbins, Liz; Wang, Gene (July 22, 1992). "Area Olympians". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ Fisher Forde, Tina (13 July 1992). "Wet and Wild - Slalom Races Added to Canoe and Kayak Competition". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ Schudel, Matt (12 November 2006). "Medal-Winning Whitewater Kayaker Kirsten V. Brown". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
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