 2008 by Sarah Ewart | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kate Harris-Smyth |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 22 September 1972 |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
| Club | Glenhuntly Athletics Club |
| Coached by | John Bowden and Shaun Creighton |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2008 Summer Olympics -Beijing, China |
| National finals | Australian Athletics National Championships, 10,000 mtrs, 1st -New Zealand National Championships 10,000mtrs |
| Highest world ranking | 1st- 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.
