Karen Fonteyne (born January 29, 1969) is a

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

competitor in

synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming), also known as artistic swimming, is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by World A ...

and Olympic medalist. She participated on the Canadian team that received a silver medal in synchronized team at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Synchronized Swimming"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 27, 2008) She received a silver medal in

duet A duet (italian language, Italian: ''duo'') is a musical composition for two Performing arts, performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a har ...

with Karn Sribney at the

1987 Pan American Games The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, on August 7–23, 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas ...

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* 1969 births Living people Canadian synchronized swimmers Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic synchronized swimmers for Canada Synchronized swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in synchronized swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 1987 Pan American Games Synchronized swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub