Athlete Profile: Katie Zaferes

Katie Zaferes

United States
Born: 1989

Rankings
World Ranking	4
World Triathlon Championship Series Ranking	6
World Triathlon Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	1
Continental Ranking	3

Starts

62

Podiums

31

Wins

12 Biography

Katie Zaferes (nee Hursey) is an American professional triathlete from Hampstead, Maryland, USA. Attending University at Syracuse, she first ran track before moving into ITU triathlon competitions.

Competing in ITU events since 2013, Katie’s career has gone from strength to strength, reflected in her recent overall WTS rankings. Finishing the 2015 season in fifth place, her impressive consistency has seen Katie climb one ranking place every year since, winning the 2019 World Championships at the Lausanne Grand Final.

Highlights:

- 2019 ITU World Champion
- Winner 2019 WTS Abu Dhabi
- Winner 2019 WTS Bermuda
- Winner 2019 WTS Yokohama
- Winner 2019 WTS Montreal
- Winner 2019 Grand Final Lausanne

Latest Athlete Results

3	Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 27 Jul, 2021 - Elite Women - 01:57:03
18	AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds 06 Jun, 2021 - Elite Women - 01:59:02
22	2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 15 May, 2021 - Elite Women - 01:57:12
6	2020 Arzachena ITU Triathlon World Cup 10 Oct, 2020 - Elite Women - 01:02:18
11	2020 Karlovy Vary ITU Triathlon World Cup 13 Sep, 2020 - Elite Women - 02:09:16
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18	AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds 2021-06-05 - Elite Women - 01:59:02
22	2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 2021-05-15 - Elite Women - 01:57:12
5	2020 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 2020-09-05 - Elite Women - 00:54:50
1	2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 2019-08-29 - Elite Women - 02:02:45
35	2019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 2019-07-06 - Elite Women - 01:02:12
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3	Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 2021-07-26 - Elite Women - 01:57:03
18	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016-08-18 - Elite Women - 02:00:55
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Zaferes, Rappaport, Knibb eye USA's second Olympic Triathlon gold
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
15 Jul, 2021
WTCS Leeds to reveal Olympic stories in crucial women's race

03 Jun, 2021
Crucial women’s season opener in Yokohama as Zaferes bids for big return to Japan

11 May, 2021
Racing heads to Italy for Arzachena World Cup

07 Oct, 2020
Training, teammates and Tokyo tactics - Katie Zaferes on the World Triathlon podcast

19 Aug, 2020

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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Katie
Family Name	Zaferes
Representing	USA
Year of Birth	1989
Residence	Watsonville, United States
Coach	Joel Filliol
Sponsors	ROKA, 361, Specialized, NYAC
Hobbies	Traveling, journaling
Website	http://katiezaferes.com
Twitter	@kzaferes6
Facebook	Athlete Facebook