Katie Kelly OAM PLY is a Diversity and Inclusion Advocate, and a 2x Paralympian who won Gold in the Paratriathlon at the Rio Paralympics in 2016 and placed sixth at Tokyo (2020 / 2021).
She has also won 2x Paratriathlon World Championships (2015 and 2017).
Katie’s passion for diversity and inclusion in our communities, has spanned a lifetime.
In 2017, Katie established Sport Access Foundation, a registered charity, providing sporting grants for young Australians living with a disability and to improve their access to sport. The impact of this Foundation is significant with to date over 500 children applying for grants across Australia.
Katie's journey of living with a genetic condition, known as Usher Syndrome, is one of tenacity and grit. Living with a combination of profound hearing loss, and gradual eyesight loss, presents significant and confronting challenges.
Her incredible perspective will enlighten and empower you to make a difference to the world in your own way.
Katie also shares stories that highlight the inequities, and barriers faced by those with a disability in the workplace and sport.
Katie is an individual with a strong sense of social justice and has thrived in her own way to improve the opportunities for women in sport, and all Australians to access sport that are living with a disability.
Before her Para-triathlon career began, Katie’s worked in marketing and communications with organisations such as the NRL, ANZ Stadium, NT Government and Tabcorp.
Katie works for a manufacturing company in the Social Impact and Inclusion team and continues her work as Founder and Director of Sport Access Foundation.
Katie has a BA from Griffith University and Masters of Business from University of Technology, Sydney.
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