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

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Latest Athlete Results
DNF
2024 Americas Triathlon Championships Miami
08 Mar, 2024 - Elite Women - DNF
DSQ
2023 World Triathlon Cup Vina del Mar
12 Nov, 2023 - Elite Women - DSQ
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2023 World Triathlon Cup Brasilia
15 Oct, 2023 - Elite Women - 02:00:15
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
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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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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
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