Kate Roberts
  Kate Roberts
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 Kate Roberts at the Beijing Summer
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 20th June 1983 (age 37) |
| place of birth | Bloemfontein |
| societies | |
| successes | |
| 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 | 4 × African champion triathlon short distance |
| status | |
| resigned | |
Kate Roberts (born June 20, 1983 in Bloemfontein ) is a former South African triathlete and two-time Olympian (2008, 2012).
Career
Kate Roberts started biathlon at the age of 15 and switched to triathlon two years later.
2008 Summer Olympics
In 2001 she started her first triathlon and in 2008 she took part in the Olympic Games in Beijing, where she finished 32nd.
She is four times African short distance champion (2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011).
2012 Summer Olympics
In addition to Gillian Sanders and Richard Murray , she was able to qualify again for a starting place at the Olympic Games in 2012 after 2008, where she finished 22nd after a fall on her bike in London.
At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014, she was second in the relay team.
Kate Roberts has not appeared internationally since 2014.
Sporting successes
Triathlon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Nov 2, 2014 | 2 | Ekurhuleni 5150 |
Ekurhuleni
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02:06:08 | African Championships |
| Aug 2, 2014 | 2 | London triathlon |
 London
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| July 26, 2014 | 2 | Commonwealth Games 2014 |
 Glasgow
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01:14:13 | Mixed season - together with Henri Schoeman , Gillian Sanders and Richard Murray |
| 5th June 2014 | 3 | ETU Triathlon Premium European Cup |
 Rijssen-Holten
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02:06:44 | |
| Aug 4, 2012 | 22nd | 2012 Summer Olympics |
London
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02:02:28 | |
| July 21, 2012 | 5 | ITU World Championship Series 2012 |
 Hamburg
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00:56:40 | on the sprint distance |
| 19 Sep 2011 | 15th | ITU World Championship Series 2011 |
 Yokohama
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02:01:21 | The result of the race should be taken into account for the 2012 season. |
| Sep 11 2011 | 42 | ITU World Championship Series 2011 |
 Beijing
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02:05:04 | |
| July 3, 2011 | 1 | ATU Triathlon African Championships |
 Maputo
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02:14:04 | |
| Aug 21, 2010 | 11 | ITU Sprint Triathlon World Championships |
 Lausanne
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00:59:47 | at the first event (750 m swimming, 20 km cycling and 5 km running) |
| Aug 14, 2010 | 6th | ITU World Championship Series 2010 |
 Kitzbühel
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02:04:41 | 6th race of the series |
| July 2010 | 8th | ITU World Championship Series 2010 |
London
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01:53:04 | 5th race of the series |
| July 17, 2010 | 4th | ITU World Championship Series 2010 |
Hamburg
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01:53:57 | 4th race of the series |
| June 6, 2010 | 12 | ITU World Championship Series 2010 |
 Madrid
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02:08:19 | 3rd race of the season |
| May 9, 2010 | 1 | ATU Triathlon African Championships |
Durban
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02:08:52 | |
| April 11, 2010 | 6th | ITU World Championship Series 2010 |
 Sydney
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02:04:49 | 1st race of the 2010 season - with a very close decision |
| Aug 2, 2009 | 5 | London triathlon |
London |
01:58:52 | |
| Aug 10, 2008 | London triathlon |
London |
02:57:46 | ||
| March 8, 2008 | 2 | ATU Triathlon African Championships |
 Hammamet
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02:07:02 | |
| Aug 19, 2008 | 32 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
Beijing
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02: 05: 33.24 | |
| March 31, 2007 | 1 | ATU Triathlon African Championships |
 Le Coco Beach |
02:04:50 | |
| April 9, 2006 | 1 | ATU Triathlon African Championships |
 Nyanga
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02:28:38 | |
| 2006 | 16 | Commonwealth Games 2006 |
Melbourne
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02:04:47 | Triathlon over the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) |
| April 3, 2005 | 2 | ATU Triathlon African Championships |
KwaZulu-Natal
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| March 28, 2004 | 4th | ATU Triathlon African Championships |
Laanbang
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02:30:52 | |
| July 22, 2001 | 12 | ITU Triathlon World Championship Junior Women |
 Edmonton
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02:06:44 | behind the winner Nicola Spirig |
marathon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Apr 18, 2011 | Boston marathon |
Boston
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04:15:52 | ||
| 25 Sep 2005 | Berlin marathon |
Berlin
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04:34:24 |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Homepage Kate Roberts
- Profile for Kate Roberts at the Institute for Applied Exercise Science , accessed May 20, 2014
- Profile and results of Kate Roberts in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on December 14, 2019.
- Kate Roberts in the Sports-Reference database (archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roberts laments crash (August 5, 2012)
- ^ Sven Riederer in Beijing on the podium
- ↑ Riveros Diaz Wins Thrilling Sprint Finish In Women's Sydney Race ( Memento of the original from April 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Africa: De Villiers and Roberts win
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Roberts, Kate |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roberts, Katie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bloemfontein |