Kari Swenson Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Husband, Biathlons, Abduction and Net Worth.

Kari Swenson Biography

Kari Swenson is an American veterinarian in Bozeman, Montana in the USA and a former biathlete, who in the year 1984, earned a bronze medal as a member of the U.S. relay team competing in the first women’s Biathlon World Championships in Chamonix, France.

Kari was in the fifth overall position in the women’s 10-km final, which at the time, marked the best performance for a U.S. biathlete of either gender in 26 years of international biathlon competition. In 2015, Swenson and her 1984 teammates were inducted into the U.S. Biathlon Hall of Fame.

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10 Quick Facts About Kari Swenson

1. Name: Kari Swenson
2. Age: 59 years old
3. Birthday: To be updated
4. Zodiac Sign: To be updated
5. Height: Average
6. Nationality: American
7. Occupation: Biathlete, veterinarian
8. Marital Status: Married
9. Salary: To be updated
10. Net worth: To be updated

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Kari Swenson Age and Birthday

Kari Swenson is 59 years old as of 2020, she was born in 1961, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in Bozeman, Montana, United States. However, the exact date of birth of the U.S. Biathlon Hall of Fame is not yet known to the public. As such, it is difficult to establish her actual age or when she celebrates her birthday. Nevertheless, we are keeping tabs and will update you once this information is available.

Kari Swenson Height

Swenson appears to be quite tall in her photos, however, details regarding her actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.

Kari Swenson Education

As of her education, Kari is a graduate at Montana State University where she graduated with an undergraduate degree in Microbiology. After she retired from athletics, She then enrolled at Colorado State University Veterinary School, where she graduated in 1990.

Kari Swenson Parents

Kari is the daughter of the former head of the Physics Department at Temple University, Bob Swenson, and Janet Swenson, a nurse and ski patrol volunteer. In the year 1970 Kari’s father relocated from a suburb in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his wife Janet and their three children, to Bozeman where he became head of the Physics Department at Montana State University.

Kari Swenson Husband

Kari Swenson is married to Mark Richard Albrecht. Sadly, we do not have the information about the date on which the couple was married as well as the place where they exchanged their vows.

The couple is blessed with children, however, there is no information about them probably because Kari prefers to keep her personal life under wrap. The family resides in Montana, USA.

Kari Swenson Salary

Details about Swenson’s salary are not yet disclosed. However, information about how much she makes will be updated as soon as it is available.

Kari Swenson Net Worth

Swenson’s net worth is publicly not available. Her primary source of income is her career as a veterinarian. Through her various sources of income, we believe that Swenson has been able to accumulate a good net worth but prefers to keep it private. We will update this section once this information is available.

Kari Swenson Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Kari Swenson.

Kari Swenson Wiki

• Full Names: Kari Swenson
• Popular As: Kari Swenson
• Gender: Female
• Occupation / Profession: Biathlete, veterinarian
• Nationality: American
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion: Not Known
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Kari Swenson Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 59 (2020)
• Zodiac Sign: Not Available
• Date of Birth: 1961
• Place of Birth: Not Available
• Birthday: Not Available

Kari Swenson Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: Not Available
• Height / How Tall?: Not Known
• Weight: Not Known
• Eye Color: Brown
• Hair Color: Blonde
• Shoe Size: Blonde
• Dress Size: Not Available
• Breast Size: Not Available
• Waist Size: Not Available
• Hip Size: Not Available

Kari Swenson Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Bob Swenson
• Mother: Janet Swenson
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): 2
• Marital Status: Married
• Wife/Spouse or Husband/Spouse: Married to Mark Richard Albrecht
• Children: Not Available

Kari Swenson Networth and Salary

• Net Worth: Under Review
• Salary: Under Review
• Source of Income: Under Review

Kari Swenson House and Cars

• Place of living: To be Updated
• Cars: Car Brand to be Updated

Kari Swenson Biathlons

Kari competed in biathlons, a kind of winter race that combines cross-country skiing and shooting targets with a small-bore rifle. In 1980 she was recruited for the U.S. women’s program, together with two other athletes named; Holly Beattie and Julie Newman, with whom she would later break records.

By 1984, Kari Swenson had become a member of the three-woman U.S. biathlon relay team. They competed at the first women’s Biathlon World Championships in Chamonix, France. The team was awarded a bronze medal for their performance in the event.

Kari placed fifth overall in the women’s 10kilometers final, a record performance at the time for a U.S. biathlete of either gender in 26 years of international biathlon competition.

Kari Swenson Abduction

Following the 1984 biathlon season, Kari took a summer job at a Montana guest ranch near Big Sky, Montana, where she could train daily. On July 15, 1984, while on a training run in the Ulerys Lakes area, Swenson was abducted by a 53-year-old, Don Nichols, and his 19 years old son Dan. The two survivalists intended to force her to become Dan’s bride. When Swenson did not return to her job that evening as expected, a search party was organized.

By the following morning, over 20 searchers were combing the mountains. Swenson‘s friend Alan Goldstein and another ranch worker, Jim Schwalbe, paired up during the search and stumbled onto the camp.

Because the Nichols had threatened to shoot any rescuers, Swenson began shouting out to warn the searchers away. Swenson later recounted that Don Nichols ordered his son Dan to “shut me up.” The younger Nichols looked directly at Swenson and squeezed the trigger on his pistol at point-blank range. “It wasn’t an accident,” she said in a 2019 interview, about his later defense claiming it was.

As Goldstein and Schwalbe raced to reach Swenson, Don Nichols fired a single shot from his rifle, killing Goldstein with a gunshot wound to the face. The impact knocked him backward out of Swenson‘s sight. Schwalbe managed to escape.

Knowing they had been located, the Nichols’ unchained Swenson, then fled, leaving her alone. The bullet had entered her chest just below her collarbone, went through her lung, collapsing it, and exited below her shoulder blade.

Swenson remained in the clearing, in pain so intense it prevented her from moving, for four hours before she was rescued. It had been over 18 hours since her abduction. Swenson later attributed her survival to the breath control skills she developed as a biathlete.

Kari Swenson Career

Following the kidnapping and the immediate aftermath from her injuries, Swenson returned to training, earned a spot on the U.S. Biathlon team again, and competed in the 1986 biathlon competition in Oslo, Norway, where she finished fourth. That year she retired from the biathlon competition.

Swenson then enrolled at Colorado State University Veterinary School, where she graduated in 1990. After working for five years at a small animal veterinary practice in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, she returned to Montana, and today is a practicing veterinarian in Bozeman.

Kari Swenson Movie

On March 8th, 1987, NBC produced and aired a two-hour TV drama entitled “The Abduction of Kari Swenson” staring Tracy Pollan as the lead. Olympic biathlete Kari Swenson is abducted by father-and-son mountain men, planning to start their mountain colony.

This based-on-actual-events telemovie traces her abduction; search-and-rescue attempts by family, friends, and a tenacious sheriff; and her steps to recovery after being wounded. Kari contributed as a technical advisor during the production and also filmed her ski sequences.