DOUGLAS Katherine

Great Britain
Rowing
3 Aug 1989
32
Female
1.81/5'11''
EDINBURGH
 
Great Britain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ROW Rowing Women's Eight
GBR
Great Britain
 7

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sea Forest Waterway
Women's Eight Heat 1
#61
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Women's Eight Repechage 1
#103
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Championships
YearLocation8+
2018Plovdiv, BUL6
2017Sarasota, FL, USA5

European Championships
YearLocation8+
2021Varese, ITA4
2018Glasgow, GBR2
2017Racice, CZE4

World Cup
RankEventYearLocationResult
2Eight2017Poznan, POL6:02.31
3Eight2017Lucerne, SUI6:10.34
4Eight2018Linz, AUT6:10.70


Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded
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K, KD, Kdog (Instagram profile, 05 Jul 2021)
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Athlete
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Anthropology, Geography - Oxford Brookes University, Great Britain
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English
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Leander Club [Henley-on-Thames, GBR]
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Tom Pattichis [national], GBR
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Her brother John and her sister Jenny have represented Great Britain in swimming and triathlon, respectively. (henleystandard.co.uk, 04 Jul 2019; werow.co.uk, 01 Jan 2017)
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In 2019 she took time away from the sport after she was diagnosed with unexplained underperformance syndrome [UPS]. (henleystandard.co.uk, 04 Jul 2019)

In 2017 she sustained a back injury and concussion after she was involved in a car crash. (teamgb.com, 01 Jan 2021)

In 2012 she had shooting pains in her leg as a result of a disc injury. The injury affected her for two years, a period which included the 2012 Olympic Games in London and 2013 World Championships in Chungju, Republic of Korea. (teamgb.com, 01 Jan 2021; henleystandard.co.uk, 04 Jul 2019)
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She took up the sport at Oxford Brookes University in England. (teamgb.com, 01 Jan 2021)
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She began rowing as a way of keeping fit. "I was just trying to find a sports club because I was putting on a bit of weight from all the drinking. My mum said, 'Sign up for everything and you'll make loads of friends'. So I signed up for ultimate frisbee, hockey, rowing, just things that I saw. People did come up to me going, 'You're six foot tall, you'd make a good rower'. I was like, 'I've never heard of it but I'll do it to make friends'. I remember this very good looking guy coming up to me and saying, 'You're a big girl, you deserve to be in a boat somewhere'. I thought, 'Rude, but nice chat up line, I'll take it!' I went every Tuesday and got a kick out of it so I kept on going and they said, 'You could be really good if you took this seriously' so I started going most days." (the-scottish-mail-on-sunday, 27 Jun 2021; teamgb.com, 01 Jan 2021; henleystandard.co.uk, 04 Jul 2019)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 05 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
FAMOUS HERITAGE
She is the daughter of Stewart and Amanda Douglas, the Earl and Countess of Moreton in Scotland, and her official title is Lady Katherine Douglas. She is a distant relative of Sir James Douglas, who was one of the commanders during the wars of Scottish independence in the 13th and 14 centuries. "I don't use it. It's not that exciting. It's just a bit of fun. I was 'the honourable' until 2016 when my grandfather died and all the titles moved down. My brother is Lord Aber­dour. The family seat was Aber­dour Castle, which probably means centuries ago, my great, great, great, great, great grandfather did something good for a king and got given a bit of land and a title and then it's just got passed down. Really, we're very modest, humble farmers. It's not as posh and glamorous as it all looks like online. Oh god, it just sounds like Lord of the Rings, doesn't it?" (the-scottish-mail-on-sunday, 27 Jun 2021; henleystandard.co.uk, 04 Jul 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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