Katie Zaferes

Katie Zaferes
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1989-06-09) June 9, 1989
Hampstead, Maryland
Residence Santa Cruz, California
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Website www.katiezaferes.com
Sport
Sport Triathlon
Coached by Joel Filliol

Katie Zaferes is an American professional triathlete from Hampstead, Maryland.[1]

Zaferes attended North Carroll High School and Syracuse University where she ran track at both.[2]

She has been ranked as high as 2nd in the ITU World Triathlon Series.[2][3] She ultimately finished 5th in the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series standings.[4]

In 2016, she took her first ITU World Triathlon Series in Hamburg.[5]

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.[6]

References

  1. "Santa Cruz triathlete Katie Zaferes takes second in Sweden". Santacruzsentinel.com. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  2. 1 2 "NC grad Zaferes preparing for Olympic qualifier". Carroll County Times. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  3. O'Mara, Kelly (2015-09-17). "How Did The U.S. Women Get So Good At Triathlon?". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  4. "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.
  5. "Katie Zaferes Earns First Career WTS Gold in Hamburg". Triathlon.competitor.com. 2016-07-16. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  6. "Katie Zaferes Named to 2016 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team Roster". teamusa.org. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
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