Olympedia – Kathy Watt
Biography
Kathy Watt is an Australian cyclist whose greatest victory came in winning the gold medal in the 1992 Olympic road race for women. She had also won the Commonwealth Games gold medal in 1990 in the same event, and at Barcelona, she added a silver medal in the individual pursuit. In Australia, Watt has won 24 national titles on the road, track, and in mountain biking. Watt retired after 2000 but returned in 2003 to attempt to qualify for the Olympics. While that was unsuccessful she won a silver medal in the road time trial at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She was twice on the podium at the Giro d’Italia Femminile, winning silver in 1994 and bronze in 1990. Watt later became a professional photographer.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Cycling Road (Cycling) |  AUS |
Kathy Watt | |||
| Road Race, Individual, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| Cycling Track (Cycling) | AUS |
Kathy Watt | ||||
| Individual Pursuit, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Cycling Road (Cycling) | AUS |
Kathy Watt | |||
| Road Race, Individual, Women (Olympic) | 9 | |||||
| Individual Time Trial, Women (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| Cycling Track (Cycling) | AUS |
Kathy Watt | ||||
| Individual Pursuit, Women (Olympic) | 8 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games (4–2–1 1990 Auckland CYC gold: road race, silver: 3000 m individual pursuit; 1994 Victoria CYC gold: road race, team time trial, and 3000 m individual pursuit; 1998 Kuala Lumpur CYC bronze: individual time trial; 2006 Melbourne CYC silver: individual time trial)