Kate Courtney

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Daughter of Maggie and Tom Courtney...Grew up at the base of Mount Tamalpais, the birthplace of mountain biking...Was introduced to the sport through her father and would ride with him on the back of a tandem mountain bike in exchange for pancakes on Sunday mornings...Enjoys traveling the world for bike races and tries to make the most of each country, including holding a koala in Australia, zip-lining in South Africa and coming face-to-face with a bull in Argentina...Likes sparkles, waffles, fishtail braids and tacos...Hobbies include skiing, surfing, yoga and photography… Won three World Cup XC events, two World Cup XCC events and went on to secure the 2019 Overall UCI MTB World Cup Title - becoming the first American to do so in 17 years.

Olympic Experience

• 1-time Olympian
• Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 15th (Cross Country - Women)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2024 – 7th (Cross Country (Short Track) - Women), 9th (Cross Country - Women)
• Years of participation: Cross Country - Women 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024; Cross Country (Short Track) - Women 2021, 2022, 2024; Cross Country Team Relay - Mixed 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023; Marathon - Women 2018; Cross Country Eliminator - Women 2014, 2016
• Medals: 4 (1 gold, 3 silver)
• Gold – 2018 (Cross Country - Women)
• Silver – 2021 (Cross Country Team Relay - Mixed); 2019 (Cross Country Team Relay - Mixed); 2017 (Cross Country - Women)

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