fullname website weight height olympics name sport birth_date article_title citizenship
kathryn hallowell `` kathy '' kusner country = 99 lb -lrb- 1968 -rrb- 4 ft 11.5 in cm 1964 , 1968 , 1972 kathy kusner equestrian 21 march 1940 kathryn kusner
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kathryn kusner

kathryn `` kathy '' kusner -lrb- born march 21 , 1940 -rrb- is an american equestrian and olympic medalist in show jumping .
she won a team silver medal at the 1972 summer olympics in munich , becoming the first us woman to win an olympic medal in that event .
she also rode for the united states equestrian team -lrb- uset -rrb- in the summer olympics in 1964 and 1968 .
she was a uset member at the age of 21 .
as a member of the uset at the pan american games , she won team gold in 1963 at sao paulo and team silver in 1967 at winnipeg .
in 1990 , she was inducted into the united states show jumping hall of fame .
prior to her olympic career , she had been named 1960 horsewoman of the year by the united states equestrian federation , then called the american horse shows association .
in addition to her show jumping career , kusner also was a jockey .
she successfully sued the maryland racing commission for a jockey 's license in 1968 under the civil rights act .
she went on to ride in both flat and steeplechase races .
in addition to competitive riding , she was a stuntman in the jumping scenes of the disney movie the horse in the grey flannel suit .
after retiring from international equestrian competition , she was a vice president of the alpha instrument co. .
she has also conducted riding clinics , been a show jumping course designer , an expert witness in legal cases , a sports analyst and a writer .
she lives in california .
she founded a charitable organization called horses in the hood , a program designed to bring inner-city children into contact with horses and horseback riding .
