DORE Caitlin

New Zealand

Athletics

Date of Birth: 9 Jun 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Sport Class: F37

Place of birth: CHRISTCHURCH

Birth Country:

New Zealand

Place of residence : DUNEDIN

Residence Country:

New Zealand

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Shot Put - F37	8

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Standing Shot Put	Women's Shot Put - F37 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
7	Javelin Throw - F37	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	20.87
World Championships
7	Shot Put - F37	2019	Dubai, UAE	9.50
8	Javelin Throw - F37	2015	Doha, QAT	21.75
10	Discus Throw - F38	2019	Dubai, UAE	18.79

Nickname:

Caity (Instagram profile, 12 May 2020)

Hobbies:

Event planning and hosting, cooking, baking. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; athletics.org.nz, 23 Apr 2020)

Occupation:

Administrator, Athlete, Student

Education:

Management - Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, NZL

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

John Eden [national]; Raylene Bates [national], NZL, from 2015

Debut:

2015 for New Zealand, World Championships in Doha, Qatar (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Start:

She took up Para athletics at age 11 in Christchurch, New Zealand. (paralympics.org.nz, 01 Aug 2016; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Reason:

"I loved it, it gave me drive in my life and it challenges me. It presented me with an opportunity and pathways." (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (oas.org.nz, 01 Jan 2020)

Memorable:

Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Hero:

New Zealand shot putters Valerie Adams and Tom Walsh. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Ritual:

"I always have the same dinner the night before and coffee before competition. It is also a bad omen if you wear your competition kit before competing." (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"To leave everything out there on the field." (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Award:

She was named 2014 Para Athlete of the Year by Athletics Canterbury in New Zealand. (athleticscanterbury.org.nz, 28 May 2014)

General Interest

Classification
F37 (IPC, 19 Feb 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
She was born with cerebral palsy that resulted in right-sided hemiplegia. (inspirefoundation.harcourts.com.au, 15 Nov 2014; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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