Kate Allen (other)
Kate or Katie Allen may refer to: * Kate Allen (Amnesty International) (born 1955), director of Amnesty International UK * Kate Allen (triathlete) (born 1970), Australian triathlete *Kate Slatter (born 1971), Australian rower whose married name is Kate Allen *Katie Allen (field hockey) (born 1974), Australian Olympic field hockey player *Katie Allen (politician) (born 1966), Australian politician See also *Allen (surname) Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and ...

Kate Allen (Amnesty International)
Katherine Allen (born 25 January 1955) was the Director of Amnesty International UK (AIUK) from 2000 to 2021. Early life and education Katherine Allen was the daughter of William Allen and Patricia Allen (née Middleton). She gained a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Brasenose College, University of Oxford. Allen was made an Honorary Fellow by the university in 2006. Career Allen was a policy officer at the Greater London Council from 1977 to 1979. She then became a scientific officer at the Social Science Research Council (1979–80) and a policy officer at Haringey London Borough Council (1980–81). From 1981 to 1987, Allen was senior policy officer in Social Services for the Association of County Councils. She was elected to Camden Council in 1982, representing Kilburn for the Labour Party. Whilst on the council, she was chair of the Women's Committee. In March 1990, whilst still a councillor, she attempted to become the Labour PPC for the marginal ...
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Kate Allen (triathlete)
Katherine Jessie Jean "Kate" Allen (born 25 April 1970, in Geelong, Australia) is an Australian-Austrian triathlete. She won the gold medal in the women's triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Early life Kate Allen grew up on a sheep-farming property with her three brothers at Teesdale in southeastern Australia. From an early age her parents encouraged her to run, and she used to frequently jog to primary school some 3 kilometres from home. At the age of four Allen began participating in Little Athletics at Landy Field in Geelong. She competed in junior athletics until the age of 14, winning a number of championships over 1500 m and 'cross-country' distance. Allen also enjoyed gymnastics in her early years, a sport that would prove important to her coordination skills during her triathlon career. Allen graduated from Ballarat University as a nurse at age 20. She then travelled overseas. During one of her trips she met Marcel Diechtler in Kitzbühel, whom she m ...
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Kate Slatter
Kate Elizabeth Slatter OAM (born 10 November 1971; married name Kate Allen) is an Australian former rower, a sixteen time national champion, world champion and Olympic champion from Adelaide, South Australia. She is a three-time Olympian who in 1996 won Australia's first Olympic gold in women's rowing. Club and state rowing Slatter began rowing at the Adelaide University Boat Club in 1989, and rowed in their victorious women's eight at the 1996 Australian University Games, two weeks after winning gold in Atlanta. Slatter made her selection debut for South Australia in 1992 in the state women's coxless four to contest the ULVA Trophy at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. She raced in further South Australian women's coxless fours in 1993, 1996 and 1998 seeing a victory in 1996. In 1999 the blue riband women's heavy weight event at the Australian Interstate Regatta became an event for eights. Slatter stroked the first two South Australian women's ...
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Katie Allen (field Hockey)
Kate Ruth "Katie" Allen (born 28 February 1974) is an Australian field hockey player. She was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that won gold medals at Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She is a past FIH World Player of the Year. She won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Personal Allen was born in Adelaide. Field hockey - playing Club hockey Allen played for Burnside Hockey Club in South Australia as a junior. State hockey Allen was a member of the SA Suns team in the Australian Hockey League. She helped the SA Suns win the Australian Hockey League title in 1995. International hockey Allen played international hockey for the Australia women's national field hockey team (Hockeyroos), including the Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup. Following are the tournaments that Allen was part of: *1994 Women's Hockey World Cup (Dublin) - 1st GOLD *1995 Women's Hockey Champions T ...
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Katie Allen (politician)
Katrina Jane Allen (born 24 February 1966) is an Australian politician and former medical researcher who was a member of the House of Representatives from 2019 until 2022. She is a member of the Liberal Party and represented the Division of Higgins in Victoria. Early life Allen grew up in country New South Wales and went to boarding school at Melbourne Girls Grammar. Her father was born on Ocean Island in the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands (present-day Kiribati). She held British citizenship by descent until March 2019 when she renounced it to run for parliament. Allen studied medicine at Monash University, also undertaking research at the University of Cambridge, and subsequently trained as a doctor at the Alfred Hospital. She completed a Ph.D. at the University of Melbourne in 2002. Her doctoral thesis, titled "Liver cell transplantation using a mouse model of Wilson's disease", was on the use of liver cell transplantation to treat Wilson's disease. Allen was ...
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