Katie Harnock
Birthdate
Sport(s)
Wheelchair basketball
Hometown
Elmira, ON
Classification
Katie Harnock recalls trying out wheelchair basketball in her driveway when she was 10, after receiving a brochure in the mail from a local club. She started playing recreationally at 13 with a Kitchener team. She worked her way up from local club ball to the provincial program before making the Sr. National Team in 2006.
The St. David Secondary School grad from Elmira, Ont. was named the Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association Junior Female Athlete of the Year in 1998. A year later she received the nod as Sr. Female Athlete of the Year.
Harnock graduated from the University of Alabama in 2013 with a degree in English. She hopes one day that she can become a fiction author. She also wants to remain involved in wheelchair basketball by becoming a coach.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2008, 2012, 2016 Paralympic Games… 2007, 2011, 2015 Parapan American Games
PERSONAL
Attended the University of Alabama, where she completed a degree in English Literature.
NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS
2016 Paralympic Games 5th
2015 Parapan American Games – Silver
2014 World Championships – Gold
2012 London Paralympic Games – 6th
2011 Guadalajara Parapan American Games - Silver
2010 World Championships – Bronze
2008 Beijing Paralympic Games – 5th
2007 Rio de Janeiro Parapan American Games – Silver
2006 World Championships – Gold
Gallery
| Year | Type | Host City |
Medals |
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| 2016 | Summer |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| 2012 | Summer |
London, England
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| 2008 | Summer |
Beijing, China
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