Donata Katai

Donata Katai
Personal information
Born (2004-05-07) 7 May 2004 (age 20)
Harare, Zimbabwe
Sport
SportSwimming

Donata Abdra Sofia Katai (born 7 May 2004) is a Zimbabwean swimmer.[1] She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] Katai was the first black swimmer to represent Zimbabwe at the Olympics.[3]

Born in Harare, she is of Italian and Ndebele descent through her father and Scottish and Shona descent through her mother.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Donata Katai". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's 100m Backstroke: Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe sends first Black swimmer to the Olympics". 22 July 2021.
  4. ^ Zimoyo, Tafadzwa (31 July 2021). "Meet swimmer Donata Katai". The Herald. Retrieved 16 August 2021.


Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  Zimbabwe
Tokyo 2020
with
Peter Purcell-Gilpin 		Succeeded by


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