Kate Veale (athlete)
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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1994 waterford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||
| Club | West Waterford Athletics Club | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Rob Heffernan | ||||||||||||||
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Kate Veale (born 5 January 1994) is an Irish racewalker who competes in international level events. She was 2011 World Youth champion in the 5 kilometre race walk. She has multiple irish titles. She won a bronze medal at the European cup junior 10 km. She competed in world university Games in 2019.[1] She has also represented Ireland at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and finished fourth in the 5 kilometre race walk.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Girls' 5000m Race Walk Final - Veale conquers Ireland's first World Youth gold". World Athletics. 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Kate Veale - World Athletics". World Athletics. 26 June 2020.
- ^ "A one-time world champion Irish prodigy's descent into hell and back". The 42. 24 March 2019.