Athlete Profile: Katie Zaferes

Katie Zaferes

United States
Born: 1989

Rankings
World Ranking	8
World Triathlon Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	1
Continental Ranking	4

Starts

71

Podiums

31

Wins

11 Biography

Katie Zaferes 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 World Triathlon 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 saw her climb one ranking place every subsequent year before finally winning the 2019 World Championships at the Lausanne Grand Final, recovering from a major bike crash at the Tokyo Test Event to take the tape and the title.

In 2021, Katie was part of the USA Mixed Relay Team that won Olympic silver at Tokyo 2020, just days after winning the individual bronze.

Highlights:
- Tokyo 2020 Mixed Relay silver
- Tokyo 2020 Individual bronze

- 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

4	2021 World Triathlon Championship Finals Edmonton 21 Aug, 2021 - Elite Women - 01:56:14
4	Groupe Copley 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Montreal 13 Aug, 2021 - Elite Women - 00:23:33
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
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4	2021 World Triathlon Championship Finals Edmonton 2021-08-21 - Elite Women - 01:56:14
4	Groupe Copley 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Montreal 2021-08-13 - Elite Women - 00:23:33
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
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3	Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 2021-07-26 - Elite Women - 01:57:03
18	Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games 2016-08-18 - Elite Women - 02:00:55
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Duffy and Coldwell among the names seeking super-sprint magic in Montreal

10 Aug, 2021
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

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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