Kathryn Thomson

Great Britain

Sport	Short Track
FederationID	STGBR22601199601
NOC	Great Britain
Born	26 Jan 1996 in Irvine
Gender	Women

Languages	English
Occupation	Athlete
Residence	Nottingham, ENG

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	43.104	27 Nov 2021	Dordrecht
	1000m	1:30.308	17 Nov 2017	Seoul
	1500m	2:23.279	12 Nov 2016	Salt Lake City, UT

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
European Championships	Event
European Championships
	3000m Relay	1

General Interest

Memorable sporting achievement	Competing at the Olympic Winter Games in 2018 and 2022. (Instagram profile, 23 Jun 2022)
Other sports	She represented Great Britain at the 2010 Ice Dancing International Development Seminar Camp in Berlin, Germany. (irvineherald.co.uk, 11 Mar 2010)
Hero / Idol	British heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018)
Awards and honours	She was flag bearer for Great Britain at the closing ceremony of the 2013 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival [EYOF] in Brasov, Romania. (teamgb.com, 22 Feb 2013)

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport?	She took up short track at about age 10 with the Ayrshire Flyers club in Scotland.
Reason for choosing this sport	She was involved in figure skating before switching to short track. "It looked really exciting and more fun. It was a perfect match for me."

General Interest

Sporting philosophy / motto	"Always chase your dreams and believe in yourself." (Instagram profile, 23 Jun 2022)
Other information	BREAK FROM SPORT She sat out the 2020/21 season over concerns around her fitness and mental health. She spent time working at a home furnishing retailer in Kilmarnock, Scotland, before returning to the sport. "Being an unfunded athlete and going through a pandemic had some added stresses. I just took a huge chunk of time out of sport to deal with all that. My base level of fitness, my robustness around injury and a little bit of mental health - overall wellness. I moved back in Kilmarnock. I worked in Dunelm. It was very different from being an athlete. From a mental point of view, it was a huge breath of fresh air. It was a very focused year off - I had clear goals and there were different things I wanted to work on so I made sure I was still very disciplined so that my comeback wasn't as difficult. It was a huge concern and multiple times during the year off I did doubt myself. But I just thought I need to trust the process - it's what I needed at the time so I had to listen to my body and my mind." (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022; dailyrecord.co.uk, 29 Jan 2022; eurosport.co.uk, 28 Jan 2022) LEAVING HOME At age 16 she moved from Kilmarnock in Scotland to live and train at the British short track base in Nottingham, England. "It was a huge thing for me to move and I really struggled with being homesick. After my first year, I went home for the off-season and I was thinking that I really didn't want to go back down south. But I decided to grit my teeth and go for it. I said to myself, 'I've made a decision to move to Nottingham because I'm chasing my dream', so I stuck with it and I'm so glad that I did that." (thenational.scot, 09 Dec 2016)
Nicknames	Kat (Facebook profile, 02 May 2019)

Social Media

www.facebook.com/kathrynjt26

General Interest

Most influential person in career

Her family. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020)

Social Media

twitter.com/kathrynjt26

Sport Specific Information

Name of coach

Richard Shoebridge [national], GBR

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2013/2014	European Championships	3000m Relay	2
	2019/2020	European Championships	500m	5
	2012/2013	European Championships	3000m Relay	6
	2017/2018	World Championships	500m	7
	2019/2020	European Championships	Overall	10
	2016/2017	European Championships	500m	12
	2017/2018	World Championships	Overall	14
	2018/2019	European Championships	1000m	15
	2016/2017	World Championships	500m	15
	2016/2017	European Championships	1500m	17
	2018/2019	European Championships	500m	17
	2016/2017	European Championships	Overall	17
	2018/2019	European Championships	Overall	18
	2017/2018	World Championships	1000m	18
	2018/2019	European Championships	1500m	18
	2013/2014	World Junior Championships	Overall	19
	2019/2020	European Championships	1000m	20
	2016/2017	European Championships	1000m	23
	2018	Olympic Games	500m	24
	2018/2019	World Championships	Overall	25
	2018	Olympic Games	1000m	25
	2018	Olympic Games	1500m	25
	2018/2019	World Championships	1000m	25
	2018/2019	World Championships	500m	25
	2018/2019	World Championships	1500m	28
	2022	Olympic Games	1000m	28
	2016/2017	World Championships	Overall	30
	2016/2017	World Championships	1000m	31
	2022	Olympic Games	500m	31
	2019/2020	European Championships	1500m	39
	2016/2017	World Championships	1500m	41

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2018/2019	Dresden	2000m Relay	3
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	6
	2016/2017	Shanghai	3000m Relay	7
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	3000m Relay	8
	2016/2017	Minsk	1000m	8
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	2000m Relay	9
	2016/2017	Dresden	3000m Relay	10
	2016/2017	Minsk	3000m Relay	11
	2016/2017	Minsk	500m	11
	2019/2020	Dresden	3000m Relay	11
	2012/2013	Dresden	3000m Relay	11
	2016/2017	Gangneung	1000m	13
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	500m	14
	2016/2017	Shanghai	1000m	15
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	15
	2015/2016	Dresden	1000m	15
	2015/2016	Dresden	3000m Relay	15
	2016/2017	Shanghai	500m	18
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	1500m	18
	2019/2020	Dresden	2000m Relay	18
	2016/2017	Gangneung	500m	19
	2019/2020	Dresden	500m	20
	2016/2017	Dresden	500m	21
	2015/2016	Dresden	1500m	23
	2016/2017	Dresden	1500m	23
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	24
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	1000m	26
	2018/2019	Dresden	1500m	26
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1500m	27
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	500m	28
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	1000m	28
	2018/2019	Dresden	1000m	30
	2012/2013	Dresden	1500m	30
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	31
	2016/2017	World Cup Classification	500m	32
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	1500m	35
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1000m	36
	2016/2017	World Cup Classification	1000m	37
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	500m	37
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	500m	38
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	500m	40
	2019/2020	Dresden	1500m	42
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1000m	52
	2013/2014	World Cup Classification	500m	53
	2016/2017	World Cup Classification	1500m	55
	2015/2016	World Cup Classification	1000m	59
	2015/2016	World Cup Classification	1500m	72
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1500m	76
	2012/2013	World Cup Classification	1500m	81
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1000m	83
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1500m	102