Kari Swenson

Kari Swenson is an American veterinarian and former biathlete who earned a bronze medal as a member of the 1984 United States relay team competing in the first women's Biathlon World Championships in Chamonix, France. She placed fifth overall in the women's 10-km final, which, at the time, marked the best performance for an American biathlete of either sex in twenty-six years of international biathlon competition. In 2015, Swenson and her 1984 teammates were inducted into the U.S. Biathlon Hall of Fame.