Kate Fairweather
Kate Fairweather | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 July 1975 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Olympic archer |
Kate Fairweather (born 2 July 1975, in Subiaco, Western Australia) was an Australian Olympic archer. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]
Fairweather's older brother is archer Simon Fairweather. Her father is Robert Fairweather, founder of the South Australian conservation charity Trees For Life.[2] She won the Australian Junior Championships three times and was selected for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Her results were creditable, coming 22 out of 64 in the individual event and 9 out of 12 in the team event. She retired from archery after the 2000 Games.
She is married to Stephan Schmidt and has two children.[3] She undertook a PhD at the Australian National University.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ AIS at the Olympics Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Simon and Kate were born into the Environment Movement
- ^ Men at Birth, David Vernon, Australian College of Midwives, 2006
- ^ Centre for Mental Health Research
External links
[edit]- ABC Sports profile
- Official Olympic Results
- Adelaide Brother and Sister top Olympic Archery Hope
- sports-reference
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