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'''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 Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

SheMarino served as the President of the [[SoCal Olympians]] for over 10 years, https://www.facebook.com/SoCalOly and remains an active board member.

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===

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 1, 1986. She was promoted to [[Fire captain]] in January 2000. She retired from injuries in 2003.<ref>[https://archive.istoday/20110715124128/http://www.proplayerconnect.com/athlete/profile/604-Cathy-Marino-Bradford Pro Player Connect - Cathy Marino-Bradford<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

== Personal life ==

CathyMarino is a mother to two adult children. Grandmother to 3: age 6, 1, and 2 months.

Competed in the "Original American Gladiators" TV Season 5 competition.

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