Athlete Profile: Katie Zaferes

Katie Zaferes

United States
Born: 1989

Rankings
ITU World Ranking	1
World Triathlon Series Ranking	1
ITU Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	1
Continental Ranking	1

Starts

56

Podiums

30

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, most recently coming second in 2018 following a nail-biting battle with Britain’s Vicky Holland that went right down to the wire at the Gold Coast Grand Final.

Recent Highlights

- Third place at the World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast
- 2nd at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Montréal
- 6th at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton
- 3rd place at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg
- 3rd place at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Leeds
- 2nd place at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama;
- 3rd place at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Bermuda

Latest Athlete Results

1	2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 31 Aug, 2019 - Elite Women - 02:02:45
DNF	2019 Tokyo ITU World Triathlon Olympic Qualification Event 15 Aug, 2019 - Elite Women - DNF
9	2019 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships 07 Jul, 2019 - Mixed Relay - 00:20:54
35	2019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 06 Jul, 2019 - Elite Women - 01:02:12
1	2019 Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal 29 Jun, 2019 - Elite Women - 00:58:15
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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
1	2019 Groupe Copley World Triathlon Montreal 2019-06-28 - Elite Women - 00:58:15
2	2019 AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds 2019-06-08 - Elite Women - 01:55:57
1	2019 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 2019-05-18 - Elite Women - 01:52:12
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18	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016-08-18 - Elite Women - 02:00:55
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Katie Zaferes imperious in Lausanne, closing incredible season as World Champion

31 Aug, 2019
Zaferes eyes destiny, Learmonth, Taylor Brown and Spivey chase World title dreams

27 Aug, 2019
Olympic qualification prospects add thrilling dimension to women's Tokyo Test Event

09 Aug, 2019
Olympic and World Champions to take the line at WTS Hamburg

03 Jul, 2019
Katie Zaferes determined to march on at WTS Leeds

04 Jun, 2019

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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