Katie Harnock

Katie Harnock (/ˈhɑːrnɒk/ HAR-nok;[1] born August 12, 1983) is a Canadian 2.0 point Paralympic wheelchair basketball player.

Katie Harnock
Team Canada - No 10 - Katie Harnock
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1983-08-12) August 12, 1983
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportWheelchair basketball
Disability class2.0
Event(s)Women's team
College teamUniversity of Alabama
Medal record
Wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2002 World ChampionshipsWomen's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2014 World ChampionshipsWomen's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2010 BT Paralympic World CupWomen's wheelchair basketball
Silver medal – second place2007 Parapan American GamesWomen's wheelchair basketball
Silver medal – second place2011 Parapan American GamesWomen's wheelchair basketball
Silver medal – second place2015 Parapan American GamesWomen's wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal – third place2010 World ChampionshipsWomen's wheelchair basketball

Biography

Katie Harnock was born in Kitchener, Ontario, on August 12, 1983. She attended St. David Catholic Secondary School. She commenced playing wheelchair basketball in 1993, when she was just 10 years old, after she received a local club's brochure in the mail. She joined her local team in Kitchener when she was 13. In 1998 she was named the Junior Female Athlete of the Year by the Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association. She joined the senior national team in 2006, and made her Paralympic debut at the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games in Beijing, where Canada came fifth. In 2012, she participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London, where Canada came sixth. She attended the University of Alabama, where she studied English, graduating in 2013.[2]

Harnock was part of the team that won a gold medal at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto in July 2014,[3] and silver at the 2015 Parapan American Games in August 2015.[4]

Paralympic Games [2]
Competition Season M FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% TOT AST PTS
Paralympic Games 2012 7 35-77 46 1-9 11 0-0 0 27 24 73
Paralympic Games 2008 7 14-32 44 1-2 50 0-0 0 12 7 31
Key
FGM, FGA, FG%: field goals made, attempted and percentage 3PM, 3PA, 3P%: three-point field goals made, attempted and percentage
FTM, FTA, FT%: free throws made, attempted and percentage OR, DR: offensive, defensive rebounds
PTS: points AST: assists

Awards

References
  1. "12 to Watch - Katie Harnock Vignette - Wheelchair Basketball Canada". Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. "Katie Harnock". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  3. "Canada Wins Gold on Home Soil at the 2014 Women's World Championship". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  4. "Wheelchair Basketball - Medallists" (PDF). Toronto 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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