Kathleen Murdoch (born 22 December 1986)[1] is an Australian Paralympic rower. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[2]
 2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Nationality |  Australia | |||||
| Born | 22 December 1986 | |||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||
| Sport | ||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||
| Club | Nepean Rowing Club | |||||
Medal record
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Personal
editMurdoch has cone rod dystrophy, which causes sight to deteriorate slowly over time.[3] She was declared legally blind at the age of 16 and uses a guide dog. She is required to wear blacked out goggles in some rowing competitions.[3] She started rowing around mid-late 2010 after encouragement from her father who rowed for Ireland.[3] In 2016, she is employed by Western Sydney Local Health District as a Disability Employment Consultant.[4]
Career
editMurdch’s results at the National Championships have been:
- 2011 - Silver - Women’s LTA 1x[3]
- 2013 - Silver - Women’s LTA 2x, Gold - Women’s LTA 1x, Gold - Mixed LTA 4+[3]
- 2014 - Gold - Women’s LTA 1x, Gold - LTA 2x, Gold - LTA 4+[3]
She made her World Rowing Championships debut with Jeremy McGrath, a leg amputee rower at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[5] They won the silver medal in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Double Scull (LTAMix2x).[5] They were coached by Lindsay Callaghan.
She combined with Brock Ingram, Davinia Lefroy, Jeremy McGrath and coxswain Jo Burnand in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Coxed Four ( LTAMix4+) to win the Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in April 2016.[6] At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Murdoch was a member of the LTA Mixed Coxed Four that finished first in the LTAMix4+ B Final.[7]
She is currently a member of the Neapean Rowing Club and trains on the Nepean River, Penrith, New South Wales.[3][8]
References
edit- ^ "Kathleen Murdoch". World Rowing website. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Rowers to turn silver into gold". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kate Murdoch" (PDF). Balmain to Boston - Head of the Charles Regatta 18–19 October 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Kathleen Murdoch". Rowing Australia Athlete Profiles. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Double gold and silver for Aussie Para-roweers". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Australia's LTA Mixed Coxed Four qualify boat for 2016 Rio Paralympic Games". Rowing Australia website. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "LTA Mixed Coxed Four - LTAMix4+ - Standings". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ Hasham, Nicole (19 March 2012). "Nature gives river a cleaner bill of health - for now". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
