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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 Menken Schaudt
Carol Menken-Schaudt (Carol Jean Menken-Schaudt), born 1957 in Albany, Oregon, is an American basketball player who won gold with the US women's team at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the nation's first women's basketball gold, after an Oregon State record-setting career.
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 Anding
Carola Anding (later Jacob), born 1960 in Struth-Helmershof, East German cross-country skier, ASK Vorwärts Oberhof; 1980 Lake Placid 4×5 km relay Olympic gold, 1982 Oslo relay bronze, 1984 Sarajevo Olympian, retired 1987.
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.
Carole Montillet Carles
Carole Montillet Carles, born 1973 in Grenoble, French alpine skier; 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic downhill champion, first Frenchwoman to win that title, 2003 Super-G World Cup globe, 8 World Cup wins, retired 2006.
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.
Carolina Ascent FC
Carolina Ascent FC, formerly Super League Carolina, is a Charlotte-based Division I women's soccer club in the Gainbridge Super League; inaugural Players' Shield winner (2024/25) and 2026 final runner-up, playing at American Legion Memorial Stadium.
Carolina Cougars
Carolina Cougars, ABA basketball team 1969-74, formed from the Houston Mavericks, played regionally in Greensboro, Charlotte, and Raleigh; peaked at 57-27 in 1972-73 with MVP Billy Cunningham, then became the Spirits of St. Louis.
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes, NHL team in Raleigh, N.C., formerly the Hartford Whalers (NHL entry 1979, relocated 1997). Two-time Stanley Cup champions (2006, 2026), owned by Tom Dundon since 2018, coached by Rod Brind'Amour, playing at Lenovo Center.
Carolina Kostner
Carolina Kostner (born 1987, Bolzano) is an Italian figure skater, 2012 World champion, five-time European champion, and Sochi 2014 Olympic bronze medalist; later a coach and Milano Cortina 2026 commentator.
Carolina Lien Gisolf
Carolina Anna "Lien" Gisolf (1910–1993), Dutch high jumper, 1928 Olympic silver medalist and first Dutch woman to win an Olympic athletics medal; set women's high jump world records of 1.58, 1.605, and 1.62 meters.
Carolina Marín
Carolina María Marín Martín (born 1993, Huelva), Spanish left-handed badminton player; Rio 2016 Olympic women's singles champion, the only non-Asian to win it; three world titles (2014, 2015, 2018), seven European titles; retired 26 March 2026 after three knee injuries.
Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers, NFL team in Charlotte, North Carolina, NFC South; awarded 29th NFL franchise October 26, 1993, began play 1995; NFC titles 2003 and 2015; owned by David Tepper since 2018.
Caroline Casaretto
Caroline Casaretto, born 1978 in Krefeld, German field hockey midfielder-forward; 83 caps, 9 goals; Olympic gold at Athens 2004, seventh at Sydney 2000; clubs Crefelder HTC and Münchner SC; later a primary school teacher.
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 Garcia
Caroline Garcia, French tennis player (born 1993), former world No. 4, 11 WTA singles titles, 2022 WTA Finals champion, two-time Roland-Garros doubles winner with Mladenovic, 2019 Billie Jean King Cup champion; retired after the 2025 US Open.
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.
Caroline Ouellette
Caroline Ouellette, born 1979 in Montréal, is a Canadian former ice hockey forward who won Olympic gold in all four of her Winter Olympic appearances, from 2002 to 2014.
Caroline Ulrich
Caroline Ulrich (born 2002, Vevey) is a Swiss ski mountaineer, double 2020 Youth Olympic champion (individual, mixed relay), 2025 world sprint/vertical/team fifth, and 7th in women's sprint at Milan-Cortina 2026.
Caroline Walker
Caroline Walker, American distance runner, Grant High School Portland, set the women's marathon world best of 3:02:53 at Seaside, Oregon on February 28, 1970 at age 16; PIL Hall of Fame inductee.
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki, Danish tennis player: 30 WTA titles, 2018 Australian Open champion, 71 weeks at world No. 1, retired January 2020 with rheumatoid arthritis, returned 2023 as a mother of two; first Danish player to win a major.
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.
Carom billiards
Carom billiards: pocketless-table cue sports with three balls where a carom scores when the cue ball hits both object balls. Variants include straight rail, balkline, one-cushion, three-cushion, artistic, and five-pin; UMB governs.
Caron Butler
Caron Butler (born 1980, Racine, Wisconsin), nicknamed Tuff Juice, is a former NBA forward drafted 10th overall by Miami in 2002, a two-time All-Star and 2011 champion with Dallas, now a Heat assistant coach.