Katie Zaferes
Katie Zaferes (née Hursey, born June 9, 1989) is an American professional triathlete from Hampstead, Maryland.[2] After finishing third at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series World Championship,[3] she won the 2019 ITU World Triathlon Series in Lausanne.[4]
Zaferes (center) at 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Edmonton | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hampstead, Maryland, United States | June 9, 1989|||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Santa Cruz, California | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Triathlon | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | S.L. Benfica[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Joel Filliol | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
Zaferes attended North Carroll High School and Syracuse University, where she ran track at both.[5]
Professional career
2014 season
Zaferes won the World Cup event at New Plymouth.[6]
2015 season
Zaferes has been ranked as high as 2nd in the ITU World Triathlon Series.[5][7] She ultimately finished 5th in the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series standings.[8]
2016 season
In 2016, Zaferes took her first ITU World Triathlon Series win in Hamburg.[9]
As the top-ranked woman in USA Triathlon's ranking system, Zaferes was named to the triathlon team for the 2016 Summer Olympics where she finished 18th.[10]
2017 season
For the second time in her career, Zaferes won the New Plymouth World Cup event.[11] She was 1 second over second place Canadian Joanna Brown and 2 seconds over Belgian Claire Michel.[12] This was the fourth time in a row an American won the race.[13] 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.[14]
External links
References
- "Katie Zaferes in the attack to the triathlon European title revalidation". S.L. Benfica. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "Santa Cruz triathlete Katie Zaferes takes second in Sweden". Santacruzsentinel.com. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- Carlson, Timothy (September 16, 2017). "Duffy dominates Grand Final, repeats WTS World title". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- "Katie Zaferes Crowned ITU Triathlon World Champion in Lausanne". USA Triathlon. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- "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.