Katharine is one of Britain’s most outstanding female
athletes and one of the brightest medal prospects for the
future. Presently labeled as Britain’s most talented
female sprinter, Katharine’s success at junior level
was outstanding. She achieved an unprecedented 9 AAA’s
age group titles over 100m and 200m, as well as winning
the English school’s pentathlon, making her GB under
20 debut at the astonishingly young age of 13 years old.
In only three appearances at the European Junior championship
Katharine has won 5 medals, including gold over 200m and
4 x 100m in 1993. Before the 1999 season, 1994 had been
Katharine’s best year to date. She won the 100m and
200m at the AAA’s and took second place in both events
at the European Cup in Birmingham. In doing so, Katharine
set her 100m personal best of 11.34 and broke the British
indoor record over 200m. Katharine’s rapid rise has
unfortunately been interrupted by injury, which has prevented
her from fulfilling her true potential on the international
circuit. A recurring knee injury, which led to two left
knee operations in 9 months, held Katharine down to the
quarter finals of the Olympics in Atlanta 1996 and the quarter
finals at the World Championships 200m event in Athens in
1997.
In 1997, Katharine achieved British No.1 status, winning
the British title and recording her best time to date of
22.76 sec. In 1998 Katharine joined the “Nuff”
Respect sports management agency and subsequently trained
in Lanzarote and Australia alongside fellow international
athletes such as Frank Fredericks and Jamie Baulch. Katharine
again dominated the domestic season winning the 200m National
Championships and representing GB at the European Championships
in Budapest. Despite a disappointing semi-final place in
the 200m she discovered her amazing ability to run 400m.
She dominated the 4x400m final ensuring a Bronze medal position
for the team. Katharine unfortunately was not able to compete
at the Commonwealth Games due to illness. In 2005 Katharine
retired from athletics.
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