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'''Karen Page''' (later '''Tapper''') is a former [[Pentathlon|pentathlete]] from New Zealand.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/41522|title=Karen Page|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|language=en|access-date=2018-04-01}}</ref> |
'''Karen C. Page''' (later '''Tapper''') is a former [[Pentathlon|pentathlete]] from New Zealand.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/41522|title=Karen Page|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|language=en|access-date=2018-04-01}}</ref> |
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In 1978, Page travelled to [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], to compete in the United States indoor pentathlon event, finishing second.<ref>{{Cite book|title=American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980, Volume 1|last=Mead Tricard|first=Louise|publisher=McFarland|year=1996|isbn=|location=|pages=627}}</ref> Also in 1978, Page represented New Zealand at the [[1978 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] in Edmonton, Canada, placing fifth.<ref name=":0" /> She was selected for the New Zealand Olympic team to compete at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in Moscow, however the New Zealand boycott of the Games meant she did not attend.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10670949|title=Swimming: Overlooked 'Olympic' team recognised after 30 years|last=Leggat|first=David Leggat, David|date=2010-09-03|work=NZ Herald|access-date=2018-04-01|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref> |
In 1978, Page travelled to [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], to compete in the United States indoor pentathlon event, finishing second.<ref>{{Cite book|title=American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980, Volume 1|last=Mead Tricard|first=Louise|publisher=McFarland|year=1996|isbn=|location=|pages=627}}</ref> Also in 1978, Page represented New Zealand at the [[1978 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] in Edmonton, Canada, placing fifth.<ref name=":0" /> She was selected for the New Zealand Olympic team to compete at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in Moscow, however the New Zealand boycott of the Games meant she did not attend.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10670949|title=Swimming: Overlooked 'Olympic' team recognised after 30 years|last=Leggat|first=David Leggat, David|date=2010-09-03|work=NZ Herald|access-date=2018-04-01|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref> |
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In 1981 Page won the gold medal, and set a new national women's record for the pentathlon, at the [[1981 Pacific Conference Games|Fourth Pacific Conference Games]] in Christchurch.<ref>{{Cite book|title=94th Annual Report|last=New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association|first=|publisher=|year=1981|isbn=|location=|pages=11}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:18, 1 April 2018
Karen C. Page (later Tapper) is a former pentathlete from New Zealand.[1]
In 1978, Page travelled to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to compete in the United States indoor pentathlon event, finishing second.[2] Also in 1978, Page represented New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, placing fifth.[1] She was selected for the New Zealand Olympic team to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, however the New Zealand boycott of the Games meant she did not attend.[3]
In 1981 Page won the gold medal, and set a new national women's record for the pentathlon, at the Fourth Pacific Conference Games in Christchurch.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Karen Page". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ Mead Tricard, Louise (1996). American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980, Volume 1. McFarland. p. 627.
- ^ Leggat, David Leggat, David (2010-09-03). "Swimming: Overlooked 'Olympic' team recognised after 30 years". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association (1981). 94th Annual Report. p. 11.