Krista Guloien (born March 20, 1980, in

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) is a

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rower from

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. At the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

, she competed in the women's

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s. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, she was part of the Canadian women's eight that won the silver medal. She studied criminology at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Guloien, Krista 1980 births Rowers from British Columbia Living people Olympic rowers for Canada People from New Westminster Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Canadian female rowers Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Simon Fraser University alumni World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada 21st-century Canadian sportswomen