Kate Doughty

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Kate Doughty
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2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait
Personal information
Nickname
Kato
NationalityFile:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Born (1983-08-13) 13 August 1983 (age 42)
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Women's Triathlon
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Chicago PT4
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Devonport PT4
Gold medal – first place 2019 Newcastle PTS5
Gold medal – first place 2020 Newcastle PTS5

Kate Næss (née Doughty) (born 13 August 1983) is an Australian paraequestrian and paratriathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Triathlon Grand Final. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics when paratriathlon made its debut at the Paralympics.[1]

Personal life

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Doughty was born on 13 August 1983.[2] She was born without her right hand.[3] Doughty has completed a master's degree in Organisational & Industrial Psychology at Deakin University.[4] She is employed as a psychologist and management consultant in Melbourne.[2] She is patron of the Aussie Hands Foundation Inc.[3] Her father Anthony is a bookmaker in Melbourne.[5] She married Norwegian Jarle Naess in early 2018 and they have a son Henrik.[6]

Career

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Equestrian

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Began riding horses at the age of six.[3] Her parents were involved in the horse industry. Her equestrian achievements include:[7]

  • 2005 Victorian Championships - 2nd
  • 2005 Riding Disabled Australia Nationals - 1st section 4B ; 3rd section 4a
  • 2006 British Nationals - 1st & 3rd
  • 2008 Selection Trials for Beijing Paralympics
  • 2009 Carlton performance Horses Championship - Medium Champion
  • 2009 Victorian Dressage Club Championships Elem Freestyle - 1st
  • 2010 Australian Team at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky, USA[4]

Triathlon

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Doughty competes in the PT4 classification. in 2015, she first competed in paratriathlon competitions. 2015 results include:[8]

  • 2nd - OTU Paratriathlon Oceania Championships - Penrith
  • 2nd ITU World Paratriathlon Event - Sunshine Coast
  • 1st - 2015 Australian Paratriathlon Championships
  • 1st ITU World Paratriathlon Event - Yokohoma
  • 3rd - ITU World Paratriathlon Event - Detroit
  • 3rd - ITU World Triathlon Grand Final - Chicago

Doughty had the goal of competing at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and placed fifth in the Women's PT4 event.[9] In reflection on her event she states "My aim is go out and do the best I can and to walk away knowing that I did everything I could do to execute my best on race day."[10] Doughty also recalls "I've been wanting to come to the Paralympics and compete and I thought I'd be doing it on a horse. So doing it on my own legs was a shock."[11]

At the 2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Lausanne, she finished sixth in the Women's PTS5.[12]

She announced her retirement from elite triathlon in August 2020.[13]

Recognition

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  • 2004 - Equestrian Federation of Australia Young Rider of the Year finalist[7]
  • 2007 "Leader" Sports Star of the Year – Eastern Region[7]
  • 2015 - Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder[2]

References

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