Kate Smyth

Kate Smyth
2008 by Sarah Ewart
Personal information
Full nameKate Harris-Smyth
Nationality Australia
Born (1972-09-22) 22 September 1972 (age 52)
Cowra, New South Wales,
Australia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
ClubGlenhuntly Athletics Club
Coached byJohn Bowden and Shaun Creighton
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2008 Summer Olympics -Beijing, China
National finalsAustralian Athletics National Championships, 10,000 mtrs, 1st -New Zealand National Championships 10,000mtrs
Highest world ranking1st- fastest time by a female marathoner in Australia in 2008
Personal best(s)Half-marathon: 1:13:08 (2007)
Marathon: 2:28:51 (2008)

Kate Harris-Smyth (born 22 September 1972 in Cowra, New South Wales) is an Australian marathon runner.[1] She set her personal best time of 2:28:51, by finishing second at the 2008 Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon in Japan.[2][3]

At age thirty-five, Smyth made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's marathon, along with her teammates Benita Johnson and Lisa Weightman.[4] She also ran in the marathon at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, coming in seventh place after collapsing with heat stroke.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kate Smyth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  2. ^ Nakamura, Ken (20 April 2008). "Kinyanjui, Ivanova, defend in Nagano". IAAF. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  3. ^ "A-qualifiers for Birmingham and Smyth". Athletics Australia. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Women's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.


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