Katie Zaferes

Katie Zaferes
Zaferes (center) at 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Edmonton
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1989-06-09) June 9, 1989
Hampstead, Maryland, United States
Residence Santa Cruz, California
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Website www.katiezaferes.com
Sport
Sport Triathlon
Club S.L. Benfica[1]
Coached by Joel Filliol
Medal record
Representing  United States
Women's triathlon
Women's Triathlon
ITU Triathlon World Championships
2017 Elite

Katie Zaferes (born June 9, 1989) is an American professional triathlete from Hampstead, Maryland.[2] She took third at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series World Championship.[3]

Amateur career

Zaferes attended North Carroll High School and Syracuse University where she ran track at both.[4]

Professional career

2014 season

Zaferes won the World Cup event at New Plymouth.[5]

2015 season

She has been ranked as high as 2nd in the ITU World Triathlon Series.[4][6] She ultimately finished 5th in the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series standings.[7]

2016 season

In 2016, she took her first ITU World Triathlon Series win in Hamburg.[8]

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.[9]

2017 season

For the second time in her career, Zaferes won the New Plymouth World Cup event.[10] She was 1 second over second place Canadian Joanna Brown and 2 seconds over Belgian Claire Michel.[11] This was the fourth time in a row an American won the race.[12] She finished the season 3rd in the ITU World Triathlon Series rankings, beating out Kirsten Kasper in 4th place.[3]

Personal life

Zaferes is married to fellow triathlete Tommy Zaferes.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Katie Zaferes in the attack to the triathlon European title revalidation". S.L. Benfica. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Santa Cruz triathlete Katie Zaferes takes second in Sweden". Santacruzsentinel.com. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  3. 1 2 Carlson, Timothy (September 16, 2017). "Duffy dominates Grand Final, repeats WTS World title". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "NC grad Zaferes preparing for Olympic qualifier". Carroll County Times. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  5. ↑ "New Plymouth sprint | TriathlonWorld.com - go further. race better. know more". TriathlonWorld.com. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  6. ↑ O'Mara, Kelly (2015-09-17). "How Did The U.S. Women Get So Good At Triathlon?". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Katie Zaferes Earns First Career WTS Gold in Hamburg". Triathlon.competitor.com. 2016-07-16. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  9. ↑ "Katie Zaferes Named to 2016 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team Roster". teamusa.org. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  10. ↑ "Murray and Zaferes the King and Queen of New Plymouth - Sport - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  11. ↑ "Local Roundup: Zaferes wins New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup". Santacruzsentinel.com. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  12. ↑ "Zaferes and Murray nail New Plymouth | TriathlonWorld.com - go further. race better. know more". TriathlonWorld.com. 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  13. ↑ Rubinroit, Seth. "How the most unlikely couple in triathlon found love". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
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