Katharine Margaret May Eustace (born 16 April 1975) is a New Zealand skeleton racer who represented her country at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Eustace took up skeleton in 2007. She was born and raised in the United Kingdom. She has competed in international events in Canada, the United States and Europe. She placed fifth at the Intercontinental Cup in Cesana, Italy in 2009 and seventh in the America's Cup in Calgary.
Eustace was born in Bristol, England, and studied at the University of Birmingham. She first visited New Zealand on a one-year holiday in 2002, and works as a physiotherapist in WΔnaka.
References
- Katharine Eustace β New Zealand Archived 4 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine β Sochi 2014 Olympics
- "Olympic scholarships for athletes "Sochi 2014"" (PDF). p. 58. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- Cook, Marjorie (3 September 2009). "No NZ venue for our world-class lugers". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ Leggat, David (6 February 2014). "Winter Olympics: Skeleton holds no horrors for Eustace". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- "Katharine Eustace". Wanaka Physiotherapy. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
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