Karen LaFace
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Karen Marie LaFace is a retired female diver
from the United States
. She competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics
, finishing in ninth place in the Women's 3m Springboard event. LaFace claimed the gold medal in the same event a year earlier at the 1991 Pan American Games
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Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
, finishing in ninth place in the Women's 3m Springboard event. LaFace claimed the gold medal in the same event a year earlier at the 1991 Pan American Games
1991 Pan American Games
The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were a total number of 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the PASO community, with events held in 32 different sports...
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- Was state diving champion in high school at the PIAA (Pennsylvania) Meet.
- Competed in the National Sports Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana in early 1980s.