Katrina Matthews
Katrina Matthews | |
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| Born | March 13, 1991 |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | England |
| Occupation | Triathlete |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Katrina Matthews (born 13 March 1991) is an English professional triathlete specialising in the Ironman and 70.3 distances. She is a member of the BMC Pro triathlon team and is also a physiotherapist working for the British army[1].
In 2021, she came 4th in the Ironman 70.3 World Championship.[2] In 2022 she is racing her debut Ironman World Chapionship in St. George[3][4].
Triathlon career
In 2018 she won IM 70.3 in Calgary as an amateur [5]and then won the UK national champs later on in the year[6].
In 2019, Katrina won Challange Gran Canaria as an amateur and then secured her pro license. She then went on to podium at four middle distance events and came 16th position at the World IM 70.3 champs in Nice. This was also the year of her first ironman, IM Western Australia. She came 4th and debuted with a time of 8:53:58.
In 2020 she won Ironman Florida with a time of 8:40:50 securing the slot as the 3rd fastest ever british female.[7] She won the Outlaw X[8][9] and won IM 70.3 Tallinn[10] qualifying for the IM 70.3 world champs in 2021. Notably she also won the UK national 100 mile cycling TT in 3 hours and 55 minutes.[11][12]
In 2021, Katrina came 4th at the IM 70.3 world champs in St George and also had the 4th fastest time in the inaugural PTO Collins Cup winning her group.[13][14] She also won IM UK in Bolton[15] and came 2nd to Daniela Ryf at IM Tulsa[16].
In 2022, Katrina won Lanzarote 70.3 beating the reigning Ironman world champion Anne Haug by over 3 minutes[17][18][19][20][21]. She has also been selected to participate in the Sub7Sub8 challenge racing against Nicola Spirig after replacing Lucy Charles-Barclay in the line up[22][23].
Notable results
Some of Katrina Matthews's notable achievements include:
| Date | Event | Rank |
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| 19 March 2022 | IM 70.3 Lanzarote | 1[24] |
| 28 August 2021 | Collins Cup | 4[25] |
| 4 July 2021 | IM UK | 1[26] |
| 23 May 2021 | IM Tulsa | 2[27] |
| 7 November 2020 | IM Florida | 1[28] |
References
- ↑ "GB's Matthews 'excited' about Ironman Worlds bid". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "The Matthews Report: Kat and the inside track on St George fourth". TRI247. 22 September 2021.
- ↑ "IRONMAN St George: TRI247 World Championship women's podium picks". TRI247. 6 May 2022.
- ↑ "St. George Countdown || Kat Matthews" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ Birley, Steve (11 July 2019). "Exmouth's Katrina Rye - an athlete at the very top of her sport". Exmouth Journal.
- ↑ "Army physio overcomes injuries to win her first Ironman competition". The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
- ↑ "Ironman-Distance Records | TriRating".
- ↑ "Matthews proves pick of Brit pack at Outlaw X". 220 Triathlon.
- ↑ "Goodwin and Matthews win the Outlaw X 'Battle Of The Brits'". TRI247. 27 September 2020.
- ↑ "Katrina Matthews, Daniel Bækkegård secure 70.3 Tallinn wins". TRI247. 5 September 2020.
- ↑ "Katrina Matthews wins National 100-mile TT Champs". 17 August 2020.
- ↑ "Captain Kat Matthews wins National 100 Mile Cycling Time Trial". 25 August 2020.
- ↑ "Katrina Matthews on Collins Cup, middle-distance future". TRI247. 31 August 2021.
- ↑ Vibe, Triathlon (31 August 2021). "Team Europe Win The Inaugural Collins Cup".
- ↑ "Kat Matthews on 2021 and more to come". www.britishtriathlon.org.
- ↑ "Ryf hangs on for Tulsa win". 23 May 2021.
- ↑ "IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote 2022 results: Magnificent Matthews!". TRI247. 19 March 2022.
- ↑ Howard, Luke (19 March 2022). "Katrina Matthews wins IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote".
- ↑ "Léo Bergere and Katrina Matthews win the Club La Santa IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote".
- ↑ "Bergere and Matthews overcome a fast field and tough conditions at 70.3 Lanzarote". Triathlon Magazine Canada. 19 March 2022.
- ↑ "A big win for Katrina Matthews as she beats Haug and Learmonth at Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote". 19 March 2022.
- ↑ "Kat Matthews to replace Lucy Charles-Barclay for Sub8 challenge". 220 Triathlon.
- ↑ "Kat Matthews to replace Lucy Charles-Barclay for Sub7Sub8". TRI247. 13 April 2022.
- ↑ "Weekend round-up: Victory for Katrina Matthews and podium place for Jess Learmonth at IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote". www.britishtriathlon.org.
- ↑ "Collins Cup results 2021: Team Europe claim Samorin glory". TRI247. 28 August 2021.
- ↑ "IRONMAN UK 2021: Skipper and Matthews reign". TRI247. 4 July 2021.
- ↑ "Kat Matthews hopes to emulate her 'idol' Daniela Ryf in St George". TRI247. 4 May 2022.
- ↑ "Katrina Matthews, Chris Leiferman take IRONMAN Florida wins". TRI247. 9 November 2020.
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