Personal information | |
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Born | (2004-05-07) 7 May 2004 (age 20) Harare, Zimbabwe |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Donata Abdra Sofia Katai (born 7 May 2004) is a Zimbabwean swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Katai was the first black swimmer to represent Zimbabwe at the Olympics.
Born in Harare, she is of Italian and Ndebele descent through her father and Scottish and Shona descent through her mother.
References
- "Donata Katai". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- "Women's 100m Backstroke: Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- "Zimbabwe sends first Black swimmer to the Olympics". 22 July 2021.
- Zimoyo, Tafadzwa (31 July 2021). "Meet swimmer Donata Katai". The Herald. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links
- Donata Katai at World Aquatics
- Donata Katai at SwimRankings.net
- Donata Katai at Olympics.com
- Donata Katai at Olympedia
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Preceded byKirsty Coventry | Flag bearer for Zimbabwe Tokyo 2020 with Peter Purcell-Gilpin |
Succeeded byMakanakaishe Charamba Paige van der Westhuizen |
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- Swimmers at the 2023 African Games
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