| Katie Pegg | |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 2004 |
| Alma Mater: | Saint Mary's University |
| Father: | --> |
| Sport: | Para-athletics |
| Disability Class: | F46 |
Katie Pegg (born June 19, 2004) is a Canadian football player and para-athlete who competes in the women's F46 shot put.
Pegg was born without a radial bone in her right forearm. She was first introduced to shotput in grade three[1] and began playing football in sixth grade.[2]
Pegg was the only girl competing in her league in Scarborough when she played for the Scarborough Thunder high school team. She played defensive tackle.[3] Pegg played one year of football with the Halifax Explosion women's football team.[4]
In her second year of university, Pegg joined the Saint Mary's University Huskies track and field team.[5] She competed against able-bodied athletes in shot put in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference, finishing fourth at the AUS championship in Moncton, New Brunswick.[6] She competed as a para-athlete for the first time at the Fazza International Championships in Dubai, part of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2024. She won gold in the women's F46 shot put, with a new personal-best throw of 11.15 metres. At the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships, Pegg placed fifth in the women's F46 shot put.[7]
After her results at the 2024 Bell Track & Field Trials, Pegg qualified to compete in women's F46 shot put at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[8] [9]