Katie Kelly (paratriathlete)

Katie Kelly
Kelly smiling
Kelly in 2015
Personal information
Birth nameKathleen Margaret Kelly
NationalityAustralia Australian
Born (1975-02-06) 6 February 1975 (age 49)
Casino, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
SportParatriathlon
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro PT5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Chicago PT5
Gold medal – first place 2017 Rotterdam PTV1
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast PTV1
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Newcastle PTVI
Gold medal – first place 2020 Newcastle PTVI

Kathleen Margaret "Katie" Kelly OAM (born 6 February 1975) is an Australian paratriathlete, who has a degenerative disease known as Usher syndrome.[1] Kelly began competing in the PT5 paratriathlon classification in February 2015 when her condition deteriorated to a legally blind state.[1][2] She has just 30 per cent of her vision.[3] With her guide Michellie Jones, Kelly won gold medals at the 2015 and 2017 ITU World Championships and 2016 Rio Paralympics.[4][5] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[6]

  1. ^ a b McGrath, Rosey. "Para-triathlete Katie Kelly to race with Olympic medallist as her guide". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Golden rain in Yokohama for Aussie paratriathon team". Deaf Sports Australia. DeafSportsAUS. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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  5. ^ "Katie Kelly". rio2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  6. ^ "World-Class Para-Triathletes Confirmed For Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.