Personal information | |
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Born | (2004-06-19) June 19, 2004 (age 20) Markham, Ontario, Canada |
Alma mater | Saint Mary's University |
Sport | |
Sport | Para-athletics |
Disability class | F46 |
Katie Pegg (born June 19, 2004) is a Canadian football player and para-athlete who competes in the women's F46 shot put.
Early life and education
Pegg was born without a radial bone in her right forearm. She was first introduced to shotput in grade three and began playing football in sixth grade.
Career
Pegg was the only girl competing in her league in Scarborough when she played for the Scarborough Thunder high school team. She played defensive tackle. Pegg played one year of football with the Halifax Explosion women's football team.
In her second year of university, Pegg joined the Saint Mary's University Huskies track and field team. She competed against able-bodied athletes in shot put in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference, finishing fourth at the AUS championship in Moncton, New Brunswick. She competed as a para-athlete for the first time at the Fazza International Championships in Dubai, part of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2024. She won gold in the women's F46 shot put, with a new personal-best throw of 11.15 metres. At the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships, Pegg placed fifth in the women's F46 shot put.
After her results at the 2024 Bell Track & Field Trials, Pegg qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. She placed seventh in women's F46 shot put.
References
- ^ "'A dream come true' Saint Mary's shot put star Katie Pegg set to compete at 2024 Paralympic Games". SMU Huskies. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ Ricci, Talia (2018-05-07). "Not only is she the only girl on her football team, she's also missing a bone in her arm". CBC. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- "Athlete of the Week: Katie Pegg". City News. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- "Katie Pegg". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- "Chatting with a member of Canada's Paralympic team". CTV News Atlantic. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Para Athlete Profile: Katie Pegg". Athletics Nova Scotia. 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- Denver, Riley (2024-05-22). "Stewart Wins World Para Athletics Championships Silver". Athletics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- Denver, Riley (2024-06-30). "Merci Montreal: Bell Trials Wrap With a Flurry of New Champions". Athletics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- Denver, Riley (2024-06-29). "De Grasse Headlines Athletes Speeding Their Way to Paris at the Bell Track & Field Trials". Athletics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- "SMU's Pegg finishes seventh in women's shot put at Paralympic games in Paris". Saltwire. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
External links
- Katie Pegg at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Katie Pegg at the International Paralympic Committee
- Living people
- 2004 births
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Canadian female shot putters
- Saint Mary's Huskies women's track and field athletes
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Shot putters with limb difference
- People from Markham, Ontario