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

50

Podiums

25

Wins

8 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

2	2019 Daman World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Abu Dhabi 09 Mar, 2019 - Mixed Relay - 00:21:50
1	2019 Daman World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 08 Mar, 2019 - Elite Women - 00:55:31
3	2018 Lisbon ETU Triathlon Mixed Relay Clubs European Championships 06 Oct, 2018 - Mixed Relay - 00:20:51
3	2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast 15 Sep, 2018 - Elite Women - 01:52:33
2	2018 ITU World Triathlon Montreal 25 Aug, 2018 - Elite Women - 01:59:51
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1	2019 Daman World Triathlon Abu Dhabi 2019-03-08 - Elite Women - 00:55:31
3	2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast 2018-09-12 - Elite Women - 01:52:33
2	2018 ITU World Triathlon Montreal 2018-08-25 - Elite Women - 01:59:51
6	2018 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2018-07-27 - Elite Women - 00:57:30
3	2018 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 2018-07-14 - Elite Women - 00:58:37
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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 powers to WTS Abu Dhabi gold as world title hunt begins in UAE

08 Mar, 2019
Holland begins title defence at WTS Abu Dhabi as Zaferes eyes strong start to 2019

05 Mar, 2019
Holland crowned 2018 ITU World Champion as Gentle wins WTS Gold Coast thriller

16 Sep, 2018
Brit Vicky Holland collects third WTS gold of season with Montreal win

25 Aug, 2018
Beaugrand powers to first WTS gold thanks to inspired run in Hamburg

14 Jul, 2018

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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