Kath Proudfoot
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Full name | Katherine Proudfoot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kath Proudfoot (born 21 April 1977 in Auckland, New Zealand )[1] is a cerebral palsy athlete from Australia competing mainly in category F35-36 discus and shot put events.[1] She competed at the 2008, 2012 and the 2016 Summer Paralympics, winning medals at each Games.[2] [3]
Personal
She studied speech pathology at the University of Newcastle and now works in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory as a speech pathologist.[4] She was identified through the Australian Paralympic Committee’s Talent Search Program when it visited Newcastle, New South Wales and is now based in Canberra where Aaron Holt coaches her.[5]
Career
Paralympics
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, she won a silver medal in the Women's F35-36 discus throw event as well as competing in the Women's F35/36 shot put. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics Proudfoot participated in the Women's Shot Put F35/F36 and Discus F35/36, winning a bronze medal in the Discus.[6] At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Shot Put F36 with a throw of 9.70 m. [2]
IPC Athletics World Championships
She competed at the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen, Netherlands winning a silver medal in Women's Shot Put F35-36 and bronze medals in the Women's Discus F35-36/38 and Women's 100m T36.[4] At the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand she won a bronze medal in the Women's Discus F35-36.[4] At her third IPC Athletics World Championships, Lyon, France in 2013, she won a bronze medals in the Women's Shot Put and Women's Discus F35/36 events.[5][7]
In 2015, she was being coached by Hamish MacDonald.[8]
References
- 1 2 Media Guide Beijing 2008. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008.
- 1 2 "Katherine Proudfoot". Rio Paralympics Official site. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ "Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Katherine Proudfoot". International Paralympic Committee Athlete Biographies - Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- 1 2 "#IPC13: Medal rush continues for Australian Flame in Lyon". Athletics Australia News. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ Results for Katherine Proudfoot from the International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ July 2013 "IPC13: Ballard wins third SILVER" Check
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value (help). Athletics Australia News. 26 July 2013. - ↑ "Paralympian gives back to sport through coaching". Australian Institute of Sport Facebook. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
External links
- Australian Paralympic Committee profile
- International Paralympic Committee profile
- Athletics Australia results