Kate Smyth

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]

Kate Smyth
Personal information
Full nameKate Harris-Smyth
Nationality Australia
Born (1972-09-22) 22 September 1972
Cowra, New South Wales,
Australia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
ClubGlenhuntly Athletics Club
Coached byJohn Bowden
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Half-marathon: 1:13:08 (2007)
Marathon: 2:28:51 (2008)

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. She successfully finished the race in forty-fourth place by fifteen seconds ahead of Spain's Yesenia Centeno, with a time of 2:36:10.[4] She also ran in the marathon at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, coming in seventh place.

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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