Katie Zaferes (USA) • World Triathlon

Katie Zaferes

United States
Born: 1989

Rankings
World Ranking	40
World Triathlon Championship Series Ranking	17
World Triathlon Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	48
Continental Ranking	11

Starts

80

Podiums

34

Wins

13 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

19	2023 World Triathlon Championship Finals Pontevedra 24 Sep, 2023 - Elite Women - 01:55:46
12	2023 World Triathlon Olympic Games Test Event Paris 17 Aug, 2023 - Elite Women - 01:52:57
18	2023 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Hamburg 14 Jul, 2023 - Elite Women - 00:22:19
5	2023 World Triathlon Championship Series Montreal 24 Jun, 2023 - Elite Women - 00:58:33
1	2023 Americas Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships Huatulco 18 Jun, 2023 - Mixed Relay - 00:21:11
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19	2023 World Triathlon Championship Finals Pontevedra 2023-09-22 - Elite Women - 01:55:46
18	2023 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Hamburg 2023-07-15 - Elite Women - 00:22:19
5	2023 World Triathlon Championship Series Montreal 2023-06-24 - Elite Women - 00:58:33
12	2023 World Triathlon Championship Series Cagliari 2023-05-27 - Elite Women - 01:49:10
37	2023 World Triathlon Championship Series Abu Dhabi 2023-03-03 - Elite Women - 01:00:21
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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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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Katie
Family Name	Zaferes
Representing	USA
Year of Birth	1989
Residence	Cary, United States
Coach	Joel Filliol
Sponsors	ROKA, 361, Specialized, NYAC
Hobbies	Traveling, journaling
Website	https://katiezaferes.com
Twitter	@kzaferes6
Facebook	Athlete Facebook
Instagram	@kzaferes6
World Triathlon Athlete ID	68698