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Kerstin Forster
Kerstin Förster (née Pieloth, Foerster-Pieloth), born 1965 in Cottbus, is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the women's quadruple sculls for East Germany at Seoul 1988 and world titles in 1986 and 1987.
Kerstin Koppen
Kerstin Köppen (Kosbab, Holtmeyer), German rower born 1967 in Rathenow, won Olympic gold in the 1992 double sculls with Kathrin Boron and the 1996 quadruple sculls, plus five world titles and the 1998 Thomas Keller Medal.
Kerstin Kowalski el Qalqili
Kerstin Kowalski el Qalqili (Kerstin Kowalski, Kerstin El-Qalqili), German rower born 1976 in Potsdam, twin of Manja Kowalski; won Olympic gold in the women's quadruple sculls at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 plus three world titles.
Kerstin Muller
Kerstin Müller (Kerstin Muller), German rower born 1969 in Halle (Saale), SC DHfK Leipzig; gold in women's quadruple sculls at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in 6:20.18, 1993 world silver, later Barmer health consultant.
Kevin Berry
Kevin Berry (1945–2006), Australian butterfly swimmer, won the 200 m butterfly gold at Tokyo 1964 in world record 2:06.6, Australia's first butterfly gold; later SMH photographer and ABC head of sport.
Kevin Burnham
Kevin Burnham (Kevin Lobdell Burnham), American 470-class sailor; Olympic silver 1992 with Morgan Reeser, Olympic gold 2004 with Paul Foerster; died 2020; Hall of Fame 2024.
Kevin Cordes
Kevin Cordes (born 1993, Chicago) is an American breaststroke swimmer, 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 m medley relay, four-time NCAA 100-yard breaststroke champion for Arizona, and seven-medal World Championships swimmer.
Kevin Light
Kevin Richard Light (born 1979, Vancouver) is a Canadian rower, Olympic gold medallist in the men's eight at Beijing 2008, three-time world champion (2002, 2003, 2007), later a Victoria sports photographer; distinct from the 1987-born baseball pitcher of the same name.
Kevin Neufeld
Kevin Neufeld (1960–2022) was a Canadian rower who won gold in the men's coxed eight at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and in the coxless four at the 1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games, then placed sixth at Seoul 1988.
Kiah Melverton
Kiah Melverton, full name Kiah Shenea Melverton, is an Australian middle- and distance freestyle swimmer who won world and Commonwealth relay gold and retired in 2024.
Kieran Bird
Kieran Bird (born 1999, Bicester, England) is a British freestyle swimmer and two-time Olympian for Team GB. He won gold in the men's 4x200 m freestyle relay at Paris 2024 as a heat swimmer and the 2022 European mixed relay title.
Kieran Smith
Kieran Smith (born 2000, Sydney) is an American swimmer, Florida Gators product, Tokyo 2020 400m freestyle bronze medalist, Paris 2024 4x200m relay silver medalist, and 2022 short course 400m free world champion.
Kieran West
Kieran Martin West (born 1977, Kingston-upon-Thames) is a retired English rower, MBE, who won Olympic gold in the men's eight at Sydney 2000, took world silver in 1999 and a 2002 world four title, rowed three winning Cambridge Boat Races, and retired in March 2008.
Kieren Perkins
Kieren Perkins (born 1973, Brisbane), nicknamed Superfish, Australian 1500m freestyle great: Olympic gold 1992 and 1996, silver 2000, 11 world records, now CEO of the Australian Sports Commission.
Kiko Sanchez
Kiko Sanchez (Francisco Sánchez Luna, born 1965, Alicante) is a Spanish sailor, 470 class Olympic gold medalist at Barcelona 1992 with Jordi Calafat, twice 470 world champion, and a former Alicante city councilor.
Kim Black
Kim Black (Kimberly A. Black, born 1978, Liverpool, New York) is an American freestyle swimmer, 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medalist in the 4x200 m freestyle relay, and five-time Universiade gold winner.
Kim Busch
Kim Busch (Kim Anna-Lisa Busch, born 1998, Dordrecht) is a Dutch sprint freestyle and butterfly swimmer for PSV, world champion in the 2024 Doha 4x100 m freestyle relay and short-course 4x50 m freestyle relay world record holder (1:32.50, 2020).
Kim Crow Brennan
Kim Crow Brennan (Kimberley Crow-Brennan, born 1985, Melbourne) is an Australian rower, Melbourne University Boat Club, with Olympic gold (2016 single sculls), silver and bronze (2012), two world single sculls titles, and wife of Scott Brennan.
Kim Linehan
Kim Linehan (Kimberley Ann Linehan, born 1962) is an American distance freestyle swimmer who held 400m and 1500m world records, won 1982 world 800m gold, was kept from the 1980 Olympics by the US boycott, and placed fourth in the 1984 400m freestyle.
Kim Peyton
Kim Peyton (Kimberley Marie Peyton-McDonald, 1957–1986), American freestyle swimmer from Hood River, Oregon; 1976 Olympic gold medalist and world-record lead-off leg in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at Montréal.
Kinga Czigany
Kinga Czigany (Czigány Kinga), Hungarian sprint kayaker born 1972 in Győr; won gold in women's K-4 500 m at Barcelona 1992, ninth at Atlanta 1996, five world medals, retired 1998, lives in Canada.
Kirill Prigoda
Kirill Prigoda (Кирилл Пригода) is a Russian breaststroke swimmer born in 1995 in St. Petersburg, a two-time Olympian and former short-course 200 m world record holder.
Kirk Palmer
Kirk Palmer, Australian freestyle swimmer (born 1986, Central Coast NSW), 4x200 m relay specialist; Beijing 2008 Olympic bronze, 2008 Manchester short-course world champion, 2007 short-course world record 6:52.66.
Kirsten Barnes
Kirsten Barnes (Jennifer-Kirsten Barnes), Canadian rower born 1968 in London, England; double 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold medalist in women's coxless fours and eights, 1991 world champion, later a sport psychologist.
Kirsten van der Kolk
Kirsten van der Kolk (born 1975, Haarlem) is a Dutch rower who with Marit van Eupen won lightweight women's double sculls gold at Beijing 2008, the first Olympic rowing gold for a Dutch woman, after bronze in 2004.
Kirsten Wenzel
Kirsten Wenzel (later Strohbach), born 1961 in Leipzig, is an East German rowing coxswain who won Olympic gold in the women's coxed four at Moscow 1980 in 3:19.27, plus 1978 world gold and five other world medals.
Kite & Windsurfing
Kite & windsurfing: the two main wind-powered board sports, compared on wind minimums, learning curve, speed records and Olympic status, with signature spots like Tarifa and Cape Town, wind statistics tools, and safety regulation.
Kite Marine
Kite Marine is an IKO-certified kitesurfing school at the Jaz Aquamarine Resort in Hurghada, Egypt, distinct from Kite Optics marine binoculars; it offers shallow-water lessons, rentals, and Red Sea kite safaris, rated 4.85/5 on IKO.
Kite's Angels Beach
Kite's Angels Beach, an IKO-affiliated kitesurf school (Kite's Angels Beach SSD a R.L.) in Marina di Grosseto, Tuscany, near the WWF San Felice oasis; known for a 140-m buoyed kite lane, NW thermal winds of 14-20 knots, and hydrofoil and IKO instructor courses.
Kiteboarding Asia
Kiteboarding Asia (KBA), Thai kite school network founded 2001 in Hua Hin, first kite school in Thailand; IKO-certified centers in Hua Hin, Phuket, Koh Phangan, Koh Samui, Pattaya; 10,000+ students, kitesurf, wingfoil, e-foil lessons, and gear rental.