Watt, Kathy - Woman - The Australian Women's Register

Watt, Kathy (1964 - )

Born

11 September 1964
Warragul, Victoria, Australia

Occupation

Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Cyclist and Olympian

Alternative Names

Kathy Watt became Australia's first female cylcing gold medallist when she won the 181 kilometer road race at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona

1990: Gold Medalist at Auckland Commonwealth Games - Cycling - 72k Road Race
1992: Silver Medalist at the Barcelona Olympic Games - Cycling - Individual Pursuit (3000m)
1992: Gold Medalist at the Barcelona Olympic Games - Cycling -181 Kilometer road race
1994: Gold Medalist at Victoria Commonwealth Games - Cycling - Road Team Time Trial
1996: Participated in the Atlanta Olympic Games

Sources used to compile this entry: Australia at the Games, with Gordon, Harry, Australian Olympic Committee, 2006, http://corporate.olympics.com.au/index.cfm?p=25.

She's Game: Women Making Australian Sporting History, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2007, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html. Details

Australia at the Games, with Gordon, Harry, Australian Olympic Committee, 2006, http://corporate.olympics.com.au/index.cfm?p=25. Details
'Watt, Kathy (1964-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-708088. Details

Nikki Henningham

Created: 10 March 2007, Last modified: 13 April 2007