Kym Carter

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Lelia Kym Carter (born March 12, 1964 in Inglewood, California) is a former heptathlete from the United States, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she finished in eleventh place.

Contents 1 Education 2 Corporate Sponsors 3 IAAF World Indoor Championships 4 Notable Achievements 5 References

[edit] Education

• Wichita High School East, Class of '82
  
• University of Houston
  
• Louisiana State University
  

[edit] Corporate Sponsors

• Nike, Inc.
  
• Reebok
  
  

[edit] IAAF World Indoor Championships

• Silver medal in the pentathalon at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships
  
• Bronze medal in the pentathalon at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships
  
  

[edit] Notable Achievements

In 1993, she earned her first World Ranking (No. 8) in the heptathlon and ended the season ranked number 1. It was the first time since 1985 that another American outranked Jackie Joyner-Kersee in the multi except for 1989 when Joyner-Kersee didn't compete.

[edit] References

• USTAF Profile