Kate McIlroy

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Kate McIlroy
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Kate McIlroy competing in 2010
Personal information
Born (1981-08-26) 26 August 1981 (age 44)
Wellington
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand

Kate McIlroy (born 26 August 1981) [1] is a New Zealand cyclist, triathlete and former runner. She won the World Mountain Running title in 2005 [2] and was later named New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year at the Halberg Awards. [3]

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She is the national women's record holder for the 3000 metre steeplechase with a time of 9:32.54 set in Heusden, Belgium during 2006. [4]

McIlroy converted to track in a bid to compete at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but sustained a leg injury and was unable recover in time. [5]

She started competing in triathlons at the end of 2008. [6] In 2012, she was selected to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the triathlon, where she finished in 10th place. [7]

In 2019 and 2021 McIlroy won the New Zealand national championships cyclo-cross. [8]

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Kate McIlroy". Athletics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Chris Rattue (7 January 2006). "Athletics: An interview with mountain running champion Kate McIlroy". New Zealand Herald.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Dana Johannsen (21 August 2009). "My life in sport: Kate McIlroy". New Zealand Herald.
  4. ↑ "Kate McIlroy improves NZ steeples record - (Archived)". Athletics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kate McIlroy". Pinnacle. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Kate McIlroy: Athlete biography". International Triathlon Union.
  7. ↑ "London 2012 / Triathlon / Individual Women". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. ↑ Simone Giuliani (16 August 2021). "New Zealand delivers first national champions of a new cyclo-cross season". Cycling News.

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Awards
Preceded by New Zealand's Sportswoman of the Year
2005		Succeeded by


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