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{{short description|American canoeist}}
'''Cathy Marino'''(born July 13, 1957) is a two-time USA Olympic [[kayaking]] team member and 8 time USA National Champion.<ref>[http://usack.org/athletes/cathy-marino Cathy Marino | Athletes | USA Canoe/Kayak<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''Cathy Marino''' (born July 13, 1957) is a two-time [[United States|American]] Olympic [[canoe racing|sprint canoer]] and 8 time USA National Champion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://usack.org/athletes/cathy-marino |title=Cathy Marino {{!}} Athletes {{!}} USA Canoe/Kayak<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2010-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201165955/http://usack.org/athletes/cathy-marino |archive-date=2010-12-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Competing in two [[Summer Olympics]], she earned her best finish of seventh ([[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]: [[Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres|K-2 500 m]], [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]: [[Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's K-4 500 metres|K-4 500 m]]).
 
==Olympic careerCareer ==
She=== Olympic ===
Marino was a member of two straight USA [[Olympic Games]] Teams, in 1988 and 1992.
In the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]], SheMarino finished 7th in the Women’sWomen's Kayak Doubles, 500 meters, and 9th in the Women’sWomen's Kayak Fours, 500 meters. In the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in [[Barcelona]], she finished 7th in the Women’sWomen's Kayak Fours, 500 meters.<ref>[httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20200418100451/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/cathy-marino-geers-1.html Cathy Marino-Geers Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 
SheMarino served as the President of the [[SoCal Olympians]], whose mission is to assist Olympic hopefuls through the Koroibos foundation, which assisted her in 1984 for over 10 years, https://www.facebook.com/SoCalOly Sheand isremains nowan the Secretary on theactive board of directors for the Koroibos Foundation of Southern California Olympiansmember.
Additionally, Cathy is the Secretary on the board of directors for the Koroibos Foundation 501C3, of the Southern California Olympians, whose mission is to assist Olympic hopefuls through grants and financial aid, which assisted her in 1984.
 
SheMarino is on the board of the non-profit [[Olympians for Olympians Fund]] (OORF),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oorf.org/ |title=Home |website=oorf.org}}</ref> created by the [[United States Olympic Committee]]. The OORF assists USA Olympians by providing monetary assistance to United States Olympic athletes who have exhausted their financial reserves in attempting to recover from accidents, natural disasters, long-term illnesses, or injuries.
 
===Firefighting career===▼
She is also Vice President of the [[Southern California]] Committee for the [[Olympic Games]] in [[Los Angeles]], whose mission is to bring the Games back to Los Angeles.<ref>[http://www.sccog.org Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
CathyMarino became the first female fire recruit to pass the [[Santa Ana College]] Fire Academy in 1981. ▼
She was the first female [[firefighter]] for the City of [[Orange, CA]] in May, 1981 and was hired as the first female firefighter for the City of [[Long Beach, California]] [[Fire Department]] on December 61, 1986. She was promoted to [[Fire captain]] in January 2000. She retired from injuries in 2003.<ref>[https://archive.today/20110715124128/http://www.proplayerconnect.com/athlete/profile/604-Cathy-Marino-Bradford Pro Player Connect - Cathy Marino-Bradford<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>▼
 
== Personal life ==▼
▲==Firefighting career==
Marino is a mother to two adult children. Grandmother to 3: age 6, 1, and 2 months.
▲Cathy became the first female fire recruit to pass the [[Santa Ana College]] Fire Academy in 1981.
▲She was the first female [[firefighter]] for the City of [[Orange, CA]] in May, 1981 and was hired as the first female firefighter for the City of [[Long Beach, California]] [[Fire Department]] on December 6, 1986. She was promoted to [[Fire captain]] in January 2000. She retired from injuries in 2003.<ref>[http://www.proplayerconnect.com/athlete/profile/604-Cathy-Marino-Bradford Pro Player Connect - Cathy Marino-Bradford<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 
Competed in the "Original American Gladiators" TV Season 5 competition.
▲==Personal==
Cathy is a mother to two children.
 
==See also==
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*[[SoCal Olympians]]
*[[World Fit]]
 
== References ==▼
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==External links==
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* [[Olympians for Olympians Fund]] <ref>[http://www.oorf.org Olympians for Olympians Relief Fund | A Helping Hand for Olympians in Need<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[SoCal Olympians]]:<ref>[http://www.socalolympians.org SoCal Olympians & Paralympians<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009192838/http://www.socalolympians.org/ |date=2008-10-09 }}</ref>
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100451/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/cathy-marino-geers-1.html Sports-reference.com profile]
 
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▲==References==
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