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2011 World Duathlon Champion
| Name | Katie Hewison |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| DOB | 26 Jul 1985 (age 27) |
| Hometown | Chorley |
Bio...
Katie Hewison (nee Ingram) was recruited to triathlon through the trigold talent identification scheme. She has been personally funded by Barrie Well to make the transition from elite runner to elite triathlete. She is now also supported as part of the UK Sport Lottery funded World Class Programme. She is based at the National Performance Centre in Loughborough and coached by Rick Valeti.
Katie was the 2009 Commonwealth mountain running champion, and is a former county level swimmer. Her transition to triathlon has seen her win silver at the ETU European Duathlon Championships and finish on the podium at ITU Triathlon European Cup races in Senec and Geneva.
Katie achieved a 6th place finish at the 2010 GE Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships in September and combined with Cat Morrison and Sophie Coleman for overall team gold. She then won the senior title in Gijon in September 2011 in a close race with Germany's Jenny Schulz, who had taken the lead in a tight race, only to be overtaken in the last 50m by a fast-finishing Hewison.
“I have had a lot of new skills to learn, like how to ride properly and then race on a road bike, how to swim in open water and how to cope with the demands of a two hour event, which at times has been difficult. But overall I have adapted to the life of a triathlete far quicker than I ever anticipated.”
Katie is a former student at Loughborough University, having graduated with BA joint honors in English and Sports Science, so moving back to the area meant living somewhere familiar.
As well as being invited to join the trigold programme in 2009, Katie also won Deal or No Deal on TV. “I actually applied as a bit of a joke and didn’t really expect to get on, but I did and everything fell just right. I filmed the show two months before I had even heard about trigold.”
Major results:
- Gold: Gijon ITU Duathlon World Championships, September 2011
- Silver: Nancy ITU Duathlon World Championships, September 2012
Follow Katie on Twitter @katie_hewison.
Katie Hewison Latest ITU events...
- 11th May 20132013 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama14th
- 19th Apr 20132013 ITU World Triathlon San Diego29th
- 6th Apr 20132013 ITU World Triathlon AucklandDNSth
- 23rd Feb 20132013 Devonport OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania ChampionshipsDNF
- 10th Nov 20122012 Agadir ITU Triathlon African Cup1st
- 7th Oct 20122012 Cancun ITU Triathlon World Cup1st
- 22nd Sep 20122012 Nancy ITU Duathlon World Championships2nd
- 22nd Sep 20122012 Nancy ITU Duathlon World Championships4th
- 25th Aug 20122012 ITU World Triathlon StockholmNCth
- 24th Sep 20112011 Gijon ITU Duathlon World Championships1st
- 24th Oct 20102010 Alanya ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup3rd
- 16th Oct 20102010 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup15th
- 3rd Sep 20102010 Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships6th
- 3rd Jul 20102010 Athlone ETU Triathlon European Championships30th
- 22nd May 20102010 Senec ITU Triathlon European Cup3rd
- 30th Apr 20102010 Nancy ETU Duathlon European Championships2nd
- 18th Apr 20102010 Monterrey ITU Triathlon World Cup12th
Katie Hewison Latest News...
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25th Feb
2013British Triathlon announces 2013 Elite Multisport Squad -
22nd Feb
2013Hewison and Stimpson bid for Oceania sprint triathlon honours -
7th Oct
2012Hewison wins ITU World Cup in Mexico -
23rd Sep
2012GE GB Elite Team wins five ITU Duathlon World medals -
21st Sep
2012ITU Duathlon World titles to be decided this weekend -
2nd Sep
2012Hewison Wins GE Strathclyde Park Triathlon -
13th Nov
2011Helen Jenkins and Alistair Brownlee celebrate Olympic Athlete of the Year Award -
13th Nov
2011Chrissie Wellington MBE celebrates at British Triathlon Annual Awards -
13th Nov
2011Triathlon workforce celebrated at British Triathlon Annual Awards -
13th Nov
2011Triathlon clubs and events celebrated at British Triathlon Annual Awards
