Kate Courtney
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About
Professional mountain bike racer and Olympian who won the title of mountain bike world champion in 2018, and silver medal in 2019 and 2021. She competed for Team USA Cycling Mountain Bike in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Before Fame
She grew up in Mount Tamalpais, known as the birthplace of mountain biking. She attended Branson High School where she raced for their mountain bike team and the NorCal League. She later studied human biology at Stanford University.
Trivia
She's competed in mountain bike competitions throughout the world, including in countries like Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Switzerland, and more.
Family Life
Her parents' names are Tom and Maggie Courtney. She's shared the story of growing up riding a tandem mountain bike with her dad to get pancakes on Sunday mornings.
Associated With
In 2018 she and Annika Langvad were the first Americans to win an overall team victory at the Cape Epic race in South Africa.
