Kate Fonshell

{{short description|American long-distance runner}}

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| nationality = American

| sport = Long-distance running

| event = 10,000 metres

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|10|10}}

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Katherine Fonshell (born October 10, 1969) is an American long-distance runner. She competed in the women's 10,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/kate-fonshell-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033404/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/kate-fonshell-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Kate Fonshell Olympic Results |access-date=November 18, 2017}} She competed in track and cross country at Villanova University.https://www.spartaindependent.com/news/olympic-runner-comes-to-newton-on-eve-of-2008-games-ARSI20080808308089923