Karyn Marshall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Karyn Marshall

American weightlifter

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1956

Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, United States

Profession: weightlifter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Dr.
Karyn Marshall, DC, (born 1956) is an American Olympic weightlifter who won the first women’s world championship in weightlifting, held in 1987.
She also set 60 American and world records in women's weightlifting and in 1985 became the first woman in history to clean and jerk over 300 lb (136 kg), which she did with a lift of 303 pounds (137 kg).
She became a doctor of chiropractic and runs a private practice in Shrewsbury, New Jersey while battling breast cancer since 2011.
In 2011, Marshall was inducted into the USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame, and she was inducted into the International Weightlifting Hall of Fame in 2015.
She gave a TED talk in 2015.