What is Karen Donaldson?
'''Karen Donaldson''' (1947 - October 28, 2005) was an American Paralympic swimmer. She competed at the [[1972 Summer Paralympics]], [[1976 Summer Paralympics]], and [[1980 Summer Paralympics]], winning a gold medal in Women's 25 metres Backstroke 1A, and Women's 25 metres Freestyle 1A.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/arnhem-1980/results/swimming|title=ARNHEM 1980, Paralympic Games}}</ref> She studied at [[Wayne State University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/woman-didnt-let-disability-hold-her-back/|title=Woman didn’t let disability hold her back}}</ref> She competed at the 1978 Pan‐American Wheelchair Games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/24/archives/wheelchair-games-led-by-us-31-gold-medals-for-us.html|title=Wheelchair Games Led By U. S.}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Donaldson, Karen}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2005 deaths]] [[Category:Paralympic gold medalists for the United States]] {{sports-bio-stub}}