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Carl Møller
Carl Møller (Carl Martin August Møller, 1887–1948), Danish rower from Aarhus; won 1912 Stockholm Olympic gold in coxed fours inriggers for Nykjøbings paa Falster, beating Sweden by 12 seconds; later emigrated to Connecticut.
Carl Robie
Carl Robie (Carl Joseph Robie III, "The Philadelphia Flyer"), American swimmer, 1945–2011. Set four 200m butterfly world records, won 200 fly silver at Tokyo 1964 and gold at Mexico City 1968 plus medley relay gold.
Carlheinz Neumann
Carlheinz Neumann (Karl Heinz Max Neumann, 1905–1983), German rowing coxswain nicknamed Tate; won coxed fours gold for Germany at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, 1938 European eights champion, Berlin Rowing Club.
Carlo Silipo
Carlo Silipo, born 1971 in Naples, Italian water polo center defender; Olympic gold 1992 and bronze 1996 with the Settebello, world champion 1994, later coach of Italy's women's team and New Zealand's White Caps.
Carlos Jayme
Carlos Jayme (Carlos Alberto Borges Jayme), Brazilian freestyle swimmer born 1980 in Goiânia; Olympic bronze in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at Sydney 2000 and short course world record holder in the same event from 1998 to 2000.
Carlos Perez
Carlos Perez (Carlos Pérez) is a name shared by several athletes: Spanish Olympic kayak gold medalist Carlos Pérez Rial (Beijing 2008 K2 500 m), Spanish marathoner Carlos Pérez Alonso, Nicaraguan 1968 weightlifter, Hungarian handballer, and an MLB catcher.
Carly Piper
Carly Piper (born 1983, Grosse Pointe, Michigan) is an American swimmer, 2004 Athens Olympic gold medalist in the women's 4x200 m freestyle relay, world record holder (7:53.42), and 18-time All-American at Wisconsin.
Carmela Allucci
Carmela "Lilli" Allucci, born 1970 in Naples, is a retired Italian water polo player and 349-cap captain who led Italy to 2004 Athens Olympic gold and won two world and four European titles.
Carmine Abbagnale
Carmine Abbagnale (born 1962, Pompei) is an Italian rower of C.N. Stabia who with brother Giuseppe and cox Di Capua won Olympic coxed pair gold in 1984 and 1988, silver in 1992, and seven world titles.
Carol Bower
Carol Ann Bower (born 1956, Riverside, California) is an American rower and coach; 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the women's eights, three-time world silver medalist, 1980 boycott team member, later head coach at Penn and Bryn Mawr.
Carol Klimpel
Carol Klimpel, Canadian swimmer born 1963 in Toronto; 1984 Olympic 4x100 m freestyle relay (5th); triple gold at 1978 Edmonton Commonwealth Games; World and Pan Am relay medalist.
Carol Smith
Carol Smith (Caroline Smith, later Macias, 1906-1994), American diver from Cairo, Illinois; won 1924 Paris Olympic gold in women's plain high (10m platform), first US woman to win Olympic platform title.
Carola Hornig
Carola Hornig (born Miseler, 1962, Stendal) is a German rower who competed for East Germany. She won gold in the women's coxed fours at the 1988 Seoul Olympics (6:56.00) after missing 1984 due to the boycott, with five World Championship medals.
Carola Nitschke
Carola Nitschke (born 1962 in East Berlin) is a German former breaststroke swimmer who set a 100-meter world record and won relay gold at the 1976 Olympics.
Carola Zirzow
Carola Zirzow (Carola Drechsler), born 1954 in Prenzlau, East German sprint canoeist, SC Neubrandenburg; 1976 Montreal Olympic gold K-1 500 m (2:01.05) and K-2 bronze; career ended by GDR after Perri encounter.
Carolin Leonhardt
Carolin Leonhardt (born 1984, Lampertheim) is a German sprint kayaker, K-4 500 m specialist; Olympic K-4 gold and K-2 silver 2004, K-4 silver 2012, plus six world and seven European titles. Not the 1982 runner of TSV Zorneding.
Caroline Evers Swindell
Caroline Evers-Swindell (Caroline Meyer), New Zealand rower born 1978 in Hastings, twin sister of Georgina; won women's double sculls gold at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, the first women's double scull pairing to defend an Olympic title.
Caroline Marks
Caroline Marks (born 2002) is an American surfer, 2023 WSL world champion and 2024 Olympic gold medalist in women's shortboard at Teahupo'o; youngest ever Championship Tour qualifier at 15.
Carolyn House
Carolyn House (Carolyn House Helmuth), born 1945, American swimmer; 1960 Rome Olympian in the 400 m freestyle and 1962 world record-holder in the 800 m (9:51.6) and 1500 m (18:44.0) freestyle; LAAC swimmer, Hall of Fame member.
Carolyn Schuler
Carolyn Schuler (Carolyn Jane Schuler), American swimmer, Berkeley YMCA, born 1943 San Francisco, died 22 July 2024. Won 100 m butterfly and 4x100 m medley relay gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics; ISHOF honoree 1989.
Carolyn Waldo
Carolyn Waldo (Carolyn Jane Waldo), Canadian synchronized swimmer born 1964 in Montréal; 1984 Olympic solo silver, 1988 Seoul solo and duet gold with Michelle Cameron, first Canadian woman with two golds at one Olympics.
Carolyn Wood
Carolyn Virginia Wood, American swimmer, 1960 Rome Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at age 14; 100 m butterfly finalist who did not finish; later Portland English teacher and memoirist.
Carrie Steinseifer
Carrie Steinseifer (born Carolyn Lynne Steinseifer), an American former competitive swimmer, won three gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, including one tied with Nancy Hogshead.
Carson Foster
Carson Foster, American swimmer (born 2001, Cincinnati), individual medley and freestyle specialist; Paris 2024 silver (4x200 free relay) and bronze (400 IM); short-course 4x200 free relay world record 6:40.51.
Carsta Genauß
Carsta Genäuß (Carsta Kühn), East German sprint canoeist born 1959 in Dresden; Olympic K-2 500 m gold at Moscow 1980 with Martina Bischof and seven ICF world championship titles; retired 1985.
Carsten Bunk
Carsten Bunk (born 1960, Berlin) is an East German rower, 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medalist in the men's quadruple sculls with Dundr, Heppner, and Winter; 1978 world single sculls champion.
Carsten Dehmlow
Carsten Dehmlow (born 1977) is a German former sprint swimmer for SG Neukölln and SG Hamburg who won five European short-course relay titles (4x50 m freestyle and medley, 2001–2004) and set a 4x50 m medley relay world record at Antwerp 2001.
Caryn Davies
Caryn Davies (born 1982, Ithaca, NY) is an American rower, stroke of the US women's eight, Olympic gold 2008 and 2012, silver 2004, four-time world champion, and first American to win the 2023 Thomas Keller Medal; founder of Podium Law.
Cate Campbell
Cate Campbell (born 1992, Blantyre, Malawi) is a retired Australian sprint freestyle swimmer, four-time Olympian with 8 Olympic medals including 4 relay golds, 2013 world 100m champion, and 100m freestyle world record holder (52.06, 2016).
Caterina Banti
Caterina Banti (born 1987, Rome) is an Italian Nacra 17 foiling catamaran bowman who, with helmsman Ruggero Tita, won Olympic gold in the mixed multihull at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, plus four world titles.