Kirsten Venetta Brown

Kirsten Venetta Brown, also known as Kirsten Brown-Fleshman (June 11, 1963[1] – October 21, 2006), was an American slalom canoeist who competed in the early and mid-1990s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen. She missed out on competing in the 1992 Olympic Games after part of her kayak touched a gate.[2]

Kirsten Venetta Brown
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1991 TacenK-1 team

She first kayaked as a child at Valley Mill Camp in Maryland. She studied political science at MIT, gaining a BA in 1986, and worked at Arthur Andersen from 1987-1989. She died, aged 43, from breast cancer, in Washington, D.C.[3] She was married and divorced from George Michael Fleshman.[4]

References
  1. Hente, Karl; Nakamura, David; Robbins, Liz; Wang, Gene (July 22, 1992). "Area Olympians". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. Fisher Forde, Tina (July 13, 1992). "Wet and Wild - Slalom Races Added to Canoe and Kayak Competition". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. Obituary, chicagotribune.com. Accessed April 14, 2022.
  4. Schudel, Matt (November 12, 2006). "Medal-Winning Whitewater Kayaker Kirsten V. Brown". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-10-10.

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