Kathrine Switzer (Runner ) was born in Germany on a Sunday, January 5, 1947 🎈. Kathrine Switzer is 77 years old. She is a Capricorn ♑ and was born in the Year of the Pig 🐖.
Notable for her 2007 memoir Marathon Woman, Switzer rose to fame in 1967 as the first registered female runner in the Boston Marathon. Because women were, at the time, not allowed to compete in the race, she secured entry by signing up under the name “K.V. Switzer.”
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| FULL NAME: | Kathrine Switzer |
| BIRTH DATE: | January 5, 1947 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Germany |
| AGE: | 77 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Capricorn |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Pig |
About
Kathrine Switzer is a Runner. Kathrine was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
Born to a military family living in Germany, she relocated to her parents’ native United States at the age of two and spent her high school years in Northern Virginia. Her first marriage was to Tom Miller (who ran alongside her in the 1967 Boston Marathon); she later married fellow writer and marathon runner Roger Robinson. Find out who is Kathrine Switzer dating right now.
She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from Syracuse University.
DID YOU KNOW In 1974, she was the fastest woman in the New York City Marathon, finishing the race in three hours, seven minutes, and twenty-nine seconds.
FACT Switzer paved the way for fellow female runner Catherine Ndereba, who won the 2000 Boston marathon and went on to earn silver medals at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.
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Birthday
Currently, Kathrine Switzer is 77 years old. Her next birthday is away. Kathrine will celebrate her 78th birthday on a Sunday, January 5th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on January 5, 1947. Below is the countdown to her next birthday.
Zodiac
Kathrine Switzer’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. People born between December 22nd and January 19th belong to the tenth sign in the zodiac, Capricorn. Capricorns are known for being one of the hardest workers of the zodiac. They are ambitious, determined, and strong. Virgo is the most compatible sign for Capricorns.
Famous Capricorn celebrities are Jeff Bezos, Jared Leto, Bradley Cooper, Kate Middleton, Liam Hemsworth, Ellen Degeneres, Ryan Seacrest, John Legend, Zayn Malik, Nina Dobrev, Ross Lynch, Elvis Presley, Stan Lee, and Martin Luther King Jr. Capricorn ruling planet is Saturn. Astrologically, Saturn represents responsibility, discipline, and determination.
Kathrine Switzer was born in the Year of the Pig. A pig symbolize wealth, luck and prosperity in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Pig are intelligent, thoughtful, diligent, genuine, and noble. They can also sometimes be gullible, materialistic, insecure, and hot-tempered.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Kathrine Switzer is a 77 years old Runner, born in January, in the Year of the Pig (1947), and is a Capricorn. Her life path number is 9. Kathrine’s birthstone is Garnet, and her birth flower is Carnation. You may also check out all famous birthdays in January or specifically birthdays on January 5.
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