Katie Kelly

January 4, 2024
Triathlete

Quick Facts

Katie Kelly
Full Name Katie Kelly
Occupation Triathlete
Date Of Birth Feb 6, 1975(1975-02-06)
Age 49
Birthplace Casino
Country Australia
Horoscope Pisces

Katie Kelly Biography

Name Katie Kelly
Birthday Feb 6
Birth Year 1975
Place Of Birth Casino
Birth Country Australia
Birth Sign Pisces

Katie Kelly is one of the most popular and richest Triathlete who was born on February 6, 1975 in Casino, Australia. Kelly was born on 6 February 1975 in Casino, New South Wales. She is one of five siblings, all of whom were heavily into sport. At the age of five she was diagnosed with poor hearing and subsequently has worn hearing aids. In her mid-20s diagnosed with Usher Syndrome by that an ophthalmologist. The loss of vision meant that she forfeited her drivers licence. In January 2015, she was declared legally blind by an ophthalmologist.

Kelly with guide Jones won her their first World Championship title after a come-from-behind victory at the 2015 World Championships Final in Chicago. Kelly’s main aim is to make the Australian paratriathlon team for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Kelly with Jones as the guide won the gold medal in the Women’s PT5 event. It was Australia’s first medal in paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics. At the 2017 ITU World Championships, Rotterdam, Kelly and Jones won the gold medal in Women’s PTV1. It was their second world championship title.

On 13 March 2015, Kelly placed first at the ITU World Paratriathlon held at the Sunshine Coast, Queensland with her guide Laura Cook. Kelly completed a 750 m swim, 20 km bike ride and a 5 km run to beat her Japanese rival, Atsuko Yamada with a world-class time of 1:15:26. Two weeks later, Kelly placed first at the National Paratriathlon Championships in Redcliffe on 29 March 2015, with a time of 1:16:59. These titles led Kelly to be ranked number 13 in the world.

Prior to moving into paratriathlon, Kelly was actively involved in sport particularly distance running and ironman events. She has competed in the New York Marathon. After being diagnosed as legally blind in January 2015, Kelly contacted the Australian Paralympic Committee regarding her eligibility to compete in paratriathlon. In February 2015, was classified as a vision impaired (PT5) paratriathlete.

Kelly was educated St Ursula’s College, Toowoomba. She completed a Bachelor of Sports Management from Griffith University. In 2009, she gained her Masters from the University of Technology Sydney.

Katie Kelly Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Triathlete
House Living in own house.

Katie Kelly is one of the richest Triathlete from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Katie Kelly 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kathleen Margaret “Katie” Kelly OAM (born 6 February 1975) is an Australian paratriathlete, who has a degenerative disease known as Usher syndrome. Kelly began competing in the PT5 paratriathlon classification in February 2015 when her condition deteriorated to a legally blind state. She has just 30 per cent of her vision. With her guide Michellie Jones, Kelly won gold medals at the 2015 and 2017 ITU World Championships and 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Kelly has worked in the sports industry in roles with the National Rugby League, Melbourne Storm, ANZ Stadium, Newcastle Knights, Northern Territory Dept Sport and Recreation and Athletics NSW. She has also done pro bono work as media liaison officer for the Australian Blind Cricket Team and was a former media liaison officer for the Australian Deaflympic team at the 2005 Deaflympics that was held in Melbourne and was also a DSA board member.

In May 2015 it was confirmed that two-time International Triathlon Union (ITU) world champion, Michellie Jones, would be Kelly’s new guide in the lead up to the 2016 Summer Paralympics. With Jones, she won the World Paratriathlon Event held in Yokohama, Japan on 16 May 2015.

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Facts & Trivia

Katie Ranked on the list of most popular Triathlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Katie Kelly celebrates birthday on February 6 of every year.

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