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Karen Davidson (athlete)

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Karen Davidson is a British former wheelchair athlete who was a force in the London Marathon women's wheelchair race in the mid 1980s, finishing runner-up in 1986, winning in 1987 with new course and British records and retaining the title in 1988 with another British record. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics she competed in both athletics and swimming, taking gold in the shot put A1, silver in the discus A1, bronze in the javelin A1 and another bronze in the 200 metre individual medley A1. She took part in athletics again at the 1988 Games without winning a medal. Her English Wikipedia article gives no birth date.

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Karen Davidson is a British former wheelchair athlete.
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    Davidson was a force in the London Marathon women's wheelchair race during the mid-1980s.
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    She competed in both athletics and swimming at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, taking a gold medal in the shot put A1, silver in discus A1, bronze in javelin A1, and another bronze in the pool
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    Karen Davidson is a British former wheelchair athlete.
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