Fiona Docherty (born 1975) is a multi-sport athlete and runner from New Zealand.

Life

Docherty and her brother Bevan grew up in

Taupō Taupō (), sometimes written Taupo, is a town located in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Lake Taupō, which is the largest freshwater lake in New Zealand. Taupō was constituted as a borough in 1953. It h ...

, in the North Island of New Zealand and attended Tauhara College. Their father Ray was a keen triathlete and their mother, Irene, and their children trained and competed with him. Docherty competed in international triathlons and duathlons from 2002 to 2007. One of her most successful races was her first attempt at the

Powerman Zofingen The Powerman Zofingen is a duathlon event in Zofingen (Switzerland) within the Powerman Duathlon World Series. On September 3, 2017, the world championships in the long distance was held for the tenth time in Zofingen, canton Argovia. The offic ...

long distance duathlon in Switzerland in 2003, which she won. In 2007, she was diagnosed with

piriformis syndrome Piriformis syndrome is a condition which is believed to result from nerve compression at the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle. It is a specific case of deep gluteal syndrome. The largest and most bulky nerve in the human body is the s ...

and underwent medical treatment. On recovery in late 2008, she decided to focus on running, and in 2010 she decided to target marathon running.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Docherty, Fiona 1975 births Living people New Zealand female triathletes Sportspeople from Taupō People educated at Tauhara College 20th-century New Zealand women 21st-century New Zealand women