Kate Doughty
 2016 Australian Paralympic Team Portrait | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Kato |
| Nationality |
 Australia |
| Born | 13 August 1983 |
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Katie Doughty (born 13 August 1983) is an Australian paraequestrian and paratriathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Triathlon Grand Final. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics when paratriathlon made its debut at the Paralympics.[1]
Personal
Doughty was born on 13 August 1983.[2] She was born without her right hand.[3] Doughty has competed a master's degree in Organisational & Industrial Psychology at Deakin University.[4] She is employed as a psychologist and management consultant in Melbourne.[2] She is patron of the Aussie Hands Foundation Inc.[3] Her father Anthony is a bookmaker in Melbourne.[5]
Career
Equestrian
Began riding horses at the age of six.[3] Her parents were involved in the horse industry. Her equestrian achievements include:[6]
- 2005 Victoran Championships - 2nd
- 2005 Riding Disabled Australia Nationals - 1st section 4B ; 3rd section 4a
- 2006 British Nationals - 1st & 3rd
- 2008 Selection Trials for Beijing Paralympics
- 2009 Carlton performance Horses Championship - Medium Champion
- 2009 Victorian Dressage Club Championships Elem Freestyle - 1st
- 2010 Australian Team at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky, USA [4]
Triathlon
Doughty competes in the PT4 classification. in 2015, she first competed in paratriathlon competitions. 2015 results include:[7]
- 2nd - OTU Paratriathlon Oceania Championships - Penrith
- 2nd ITU World Paratriathlon Event - Sunshine Coast
- 1st - 2015 Australian Paratriathlon Championships
- 1st ITU World Paratriathlon Event - Yokohoma
- 3rd - ITU World Paratriathlon Event - Detroit
- 3rd - ITU World Triathlon Grand Final - Chicago
2016 Results: [8]
- 5th - 2016 Rio Paralympics - Rio De Janeiro
Doughty had the goal of competing at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and placed fifth in the Women's PT4 event. [8] In reflection on her event she states "My aim is go out and do the best I can and to walk away knowing that I did everything I could do to execute my best on race day." [9] Doughty also recalls "I've been wanting to come to the Paralympics and compete and I thought I'd be doing it on a horse. So doing it on my own legs was a shock."[10]
Recognition
- 2004 - Equestrian Federation of Australia Young Rider of the Year finalist [6]
- 2007 "Leader" Sports Star of the Year – Eastern Region [6]
- 2015 - Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder [2]
References
- ↑ "DEBUTANT PARATRIATHLETES PUT ICING ON THE RIO CAKE". Triathlon Australia website. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Kate Doughty". Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Kate Doughty - Patron of Aussie Hands". YouTube. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Patron". Aussie Hands Foundation Inc. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Golden rain for paratris in Yokohoma". Triathlon Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Kate Doughty - Equestrian Profile". Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Kate Doughty". International Triathlon Union Athlete Results. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- 1 2 "PT4 Schedule & Results". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ Spits, Scott. "How Kate Doughty fast-tracked to triathlon at the Rio Paralympics". How Kate Doughty fast-tracked to triathlon at the Rio Paralympics. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ "Doughty remembers mum on Rio Para debut". Doughty remembers mum on Rio Para debut. SBS. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
External links
- Australian Paralympic Committee Profile
- International Triathlon Union Profile
- Doughty - Patron of Aussie Hands - YouTube
- Victorian Institute of Sport Athlete Profile
- 2016 Rio Paralympics Games - Results