For the Scottish nurse and civil servant, see Katherine Watt.
Kathryn ("Kathy") Ann Watt (born 11 September 1964) is an Australian racing cyclist who won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain (gold in the road race, and silver in the pursuit).[1][2] She has won 24 national championships in road racing, track racing, and mountain bike, four Commonwealth Games gold medals, and came third in the world time trial championship. She was made a life member of Blackburn Cycling Club in 1990. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[3]
The daughter of marathoner Geoff Watt, Kathy Watt turned first to running, winning the national junior 3 km championship. She began to train on a bike after achilles tendon problems. For a while, she competed in duathlon (running and cycling), but found she was a better cyclist than runner.
In 1996, Watt was in a legal dispute with the Australian Cycling Federation over who would race the pursuit in the Olympic Games. Watt had been told that she would be[4] but was replaced a few days before the event by Lucy Tyler-Sharman. Watt appealed to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport, claiming a breach of contract. The court ordered Watt to be reinstated in the race.[5]
In 2000, Watt again became involved in a controversy over a selection, but this time she was not successful in her appeal to the CAS.
She retired after 2000 but came back three years later but was not successful in an attempt to qualify for the 2004 Olympics. After another retirement, Watt worked as a coach and personal trainer. However, she made another comeback to qualify for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where she won a silver medal in the time trial. In January 2006, she won the time trial section of the Australian open road championship in Buninyong, Ballarat.[6]
Watt holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Melbourne, with a major in physiology and pathology. She studied nutrition, anatomy, and physiotherapy. She attended Tintern Church of England Girls' Grammar, now Tintern Grammar.
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For the Scottish nurse and civil servant see Katherine Watt Kathryn Kathy Ann Watt born 11 September 1964 is an Australian racing cyclist who won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain gold in the road race and silver in the pursuit 1 2 She has won 24 national championships in road racing track racing and mountain bike four Commonwealth Games gold medals and came third in the world time trial championship She was made a life member of Blackburn Cycling Club in 1990 She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder 3 Kathy WattWatt at the 1999 Women s ChallengePersonal informationFull nameKathryn Ann WattBorn 1964 09 11 11 September 1964 age 58 Team informationDisciplineRoad and trackRoleRiderMedal record Representing AustraliaWomen s road cyclingOlympic Games1992 Barcelona Road RaceCommonwealth Games1994 Victoria BC Road race1994 Victoria BC Team time trial1998 Kuala Lumpur Road race1998 Kuala Lumpur Individual time trial2006 Melbourne Individual time trialCommonwealth Games1990 Auckland Road raceWomen s track cyclingOlympic Games1992 Barcelona 3000m PursuitCommonwealth Games1990 Auckland 3000m Pursuit1994 Victoria BC 3000m PursuitThe daughter of marathoner Geoff Watt Kathy Watt turned first to running winning the national junior 3 km championship She began to train on a bike after achilles tendon problems For a while she competed in duathlon running and cycling but found she was a better cyclist than runner In 1996 Watt was in a legal dispute with the Australian Cycling Federation over who would race the pursuit in the Olympic Games Watt had been told that she would be 4 but was replaced a few days before the event by Lucy Tyler Sharman Watt appealed to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport claiming a breach of contract The court ordered Watt to be reinstated in the race 5 In 2000 Watt again became involved in a controversy over a selection but this time she was not successful in her appeal to the CAS She retired after 2000 but came back three years later but was not successful in an attempt to qualify for the 2004 Olympics After another retirement Watt worked as a coach and personal trainer However she made another comeback to qualify for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won a silver medal in the time trial In January 2006 she won the time trial section of the Australian open road championship in Buninyong Ballarat 6 Watt holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Melbourne with a major in physiology and pathology She studied nutrition anatomy and physiotherapy She attended Tintern Church of England Girls Grammar now Tintern Grammar In 2015 she was an inaugural Cycling Australia Hall of Fame inductee 7 Palmares EditSource 8 1990 Commonwealth GamesRoad Race 1st Track Pursuit 2nd dd Giro d ItaliaFinal Overall GC 3rd 1 stage victory dd 1992 Olympic GamesRoad Race Gold Medal 3 km Pursuit track Silver dd Australian Road Race Championships 1st 1994 Giro d ItaliaFinal Overall GC 2nd 3 stage victories dd Giro del Piave 1st Canberra Stage RaceFinal Overall GC 1st 5 stage victories dd 1995 World Time Trial Championship 3rd 1996 Australian ChampionshipsRoad Race 2nd place Time Trial 1st place dd 1997 Oceania ChampionshipsRoad Race 2nd place Time Trial 1st place dd 1998 World Time Trial Championship 6th GP des Nations Time Trial 2nd Grande Boucle Tour Cycliste Feminin stage 12b 3rd dd Tour Feminin de BretagneOverall 2nd Prologue 2nd stage 1 1st stage 5 2nd dd Grazia TourOverall 2nd stage 2 2nd stage 3 3rd stage 4 1st dd Tour de l AudeOverall 7th Prologue Gruissan 2nd stage 5 Castelnaudary TT 2nd stage 6a Axat to Belcaire 2nd dd GP Presov and PravdaOverall 1st stage 1 TT 1st stage 2 Criterium 2nd stage 3 Road Race 3rd stage 4 Road Race 3rd dd 1999 Tour de ToonaOverall 2nd stage 2 3rd stage 4 2nd stage 5 1st dd Grazia TourOverall 7th stage 3 3rd dd Women s Challengestage 4 Sun Valley Time Trial 5th stage 9 Burley to Buhl 2nd dd Tour de Snowystage 5 3rd dd 2005 Chrono Champenois 1st GP International Feminin Bretagne cat 2 2nd GC Thuringen Rundfahrt cat 1 stage 2006 Lotto Belisol Ladiesteam Commonwealth GamesIndividual road time trial 2nd Australian Open Road Championship Time Trial 1st dd 2007 Australian Open Road ChampionshipTime Trial 2nd Road Race 9th dd 1st Overall Tour de Perth 2008 Australian Open Road ChampionshipTime Trial 4th Road Race 19th dd References Edit Kathy Watt Cycling Road Cycling Track Corporate olympics com au Retrieved 2 August 2012 Kathy Watt Sports Reference 11 September 1964 Retrieved 2 August 2012 AIS Athletes at the Olympics Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ausport gov au 9 January 2008 Retrieved 2 August 012 not accurate source needed The Kathy Watt Saga Continued Autobus cyclingnews com Retrieved 2 August 2012 Watt makes Comm Games after TT win Cyclingnews com Retrieved 2 August 2012 Inaugural Cycling Australia Hall of Fame inductees Cycling Australia Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 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