 2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Kato |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 13 August 1983 |
Kate Næss (née Doughty) (born 13 August 1983) is an Australian paraequestrian and paratriathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Triathlon Grand Final. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics when paratriathlon made its debut at the Paralympics.[1]
Doughty was born on 13 August 1983.[2] She was born without her right hand.[3] Doughty has completed a master's degree in Organisational & Industrial Psychology at Deakin University.[4] She is employed as a psychologist and management consultant in Melbourne.[2] She is patron of the Aussie Hands Foundation Inc.[3] Her father Anthony is a bookmaker in Melbourne.[5] She married Norwegian Jarle Naess in early 2018 and they have a son Henrik.[6]
Began riding horses at the age of six.[3] Her parents were involved in the horse industry. Her equestrian achievements include:[7]
Doughty competes in the PT4 classification. in 2015, she first competed in paratriathlon competitions. 2015 results include:[8]
Doughty had the goal of competing at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and placed fifth in the Women's PT4 event.[9] In reflection on her event she states "My aim is go out and do the best I can and to walk away knowing that I did everything I could do to execute my best on race day."[10] Doughty also recalls "I've been wanting to come to the Paralympics and compete and I thought I'd be doing it on a horse. So doing it on my own legs was a shock."[11]
At the 2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Lausanne, she finished sixth in the Women's PTS5.[12]
She announced her retirement from elite triathlon in August 2020.[13]
