Katie Zaferes
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| Nationality | American | |||||
| Born | June 9, 1989 Hampstead, Maryland | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||
| Website | www | |||||
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| Sport | Triathlon | |||||
| Coached by | Joel Filliol | |||||
Medal record
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Katie Zaferes is an American professional triathlete from Hampstead, Maryland.[1]
Amateur career
Zaferes attended North Carroll High School and Syracuse University where she ran track at both.[2]
Professional career
2014 season
Zaferes won the World Cup event at New Plymouth.[3]
2015 season
She has been ranked as high as 2nd in the ITU World Triathlon Series.[2][4] She ultimately finished 5th in the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series standings.[5]
2016 season
In 2016, she took her first ITU World Triathlon Series win in Hamburg.[6]
As the top-ranked woman in USA Triathlon's ranking system, she was named to the triathlon team for the 2016 Summer Olympics where she finished 18th.[7]
2017 season
For the second time in her career, Zaferes won the New Plymouth World Cup event.[8] She was 1 second over second place Canadian Joanna Brown and 2 seconds over Belgian Claire Michel.[9] This was the fourth time in a row an American won the race.[10]
Personal life
Zaferes is married for fellow triathlete Tommy Zaferes.[11]
External links
References
- ^ "Santa Cruz triathlete Katie Zaferes takes second in Sweden". Santacruzsentinel.com. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ a b "NC grad Zaferes preparing for Olympic qualifier". Carroll County Times. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ "New Plymouth sprint | TriathlonWorld.com - go further. race better. know more". TriathlonWorld.com. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ^ O'Mara, Kelly (2015-09-17). "How Did The U.S. Women Get So Good At Triathlon?". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ "RunnersWeb Triathlon: Sarah True, Katie Zaferes Top the Start List for ITU World Triathlon Series Season Opener". Runnersweb.com. 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ "Katie Zaferes Earns First Career WTS Gold in Hamburg". Triathlon.competitor.com. 2016-07-16. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ^ "Katie Zaferes Named to 2016 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team Roster". teamusa.org. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ "Murray and Zaferes the King and Queen of New Plymouth - Sport - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ^ "Local Roundup: Zaferes wins New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup". Santacruzsentinel.com. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ^ "Zaferes and Murray nail New Plymouth | TriathlonWorld.com - go further. race better. know more". TriathlonWorld.com. 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ^ Rubinroit, Seth. "How the most unlikely couple in triathlon found love". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2017-04-16.