Katura Horton-Perinchief
{{short description|Bermudian diver}}
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| nationality = Bermudian
| sport = Diving
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|2|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Paget, Bermuda
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Katura Horton-Perinchief (born 26 February 1983) is a Bermudian diver.{{cite web|url=https://gwsports.com/news/2020/9/10/womens-swimming-and-diving-where-are-they-now-katura-horton-perinchief.aspx |title=Where Are They Now? Katura Horton-Perinchief |work=GW Sports |access-date=14 February 2022}} She competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/107946 |title=Katura Horton-Perinchief |work=Olympedia |accessdate=26 May 2020}} She also competed at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web |title=Katura Horton-Perinchief {{!}} Commonwealth Games Federation |url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/46247 |website=thecgf.com |accessdate=19 June 2020 |language=en}} Horton-Perinchief was the first black woman to compete in diving at the Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://bernews.com/bermuda-profiles/katura-horton-perinchief/ |title=Katura Horton-Perinchief |work=Bernews |access-date=14 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.royalgazette.com/other/sport/article/20190228/womens-event-to-focus-on-parental-support/ |title=Women’s event to focus on parental support |work=The Royal Gazette |access-date=14 February 2022}} She was also the first female to compete for Bermuda in diving at the Olympics, and the first Bermudian diver at the Olympics since the 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://benecaribe.wordpress.com/2018/06/14/diving-into-success-an-inspiring-chat-with-bermudian-katura-horton-perinchief/ |title=Diving into Success: An inspiring chat with Bermudian, Katura Horton Perinchief |work=World Press |access-date=14 February 2022}}
Biography
Horton-Perinchief was born in Paget, Bermuda in 1983. Her mother, Ellen-Kate Horton, represented Bermuda in softball, while her father, Philip Perinchief, was the Attorney General of Bermuda. She began diving in competitions when she was seven years old, at events in Canada, and went to school in Toronto.{{cite web|url=https://www.thebermudian.com/people/25-things-with/24-things-katura-horton-perinchief2/ |title=24 Things with Katura Horton-Perinchief |work=The Bermudian |access-date=14 February 2022}} At the age of fifteen, she was the Canadian National Champion, winning three gold medals across three different events. She went on to represent Bermuda at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2003 Pan American Games.{{cite web|url=https://texassports.com/story.aspx?filename=080304aaa_549&file_date=8/3/2004&path=wswim |title=Horton-Perinchief to represent Bermuda at Athens Olympics |work=Texas Sports |access-date=14 February 2022}}
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Horton-Perinchief competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event, finishing in 30th place.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/54310 |title=Springboard, Women |work=Olympedia |access-date=14 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.720/life-after-the-olympics-1.733255 |title=Life after the Olympics |work=CBC |access-date=14 February 2022}} She was also the flag bearer for Bermuda at the closing ceremony.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/flagbearers?edition_id=26 |title=Flagbearers for 2004 Summer Olympics |work=Olympedia |access-date=14 February 2022}}
She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in French, and became the Diving Team Captain in 2004. She later went to study at George Washington University, where she was recruited as the university's diving coach. She achieved Masters degrees in public health (MPH) and business administration (MBA). She also sits on the board of the Bermuda Olympic Association.
After the Olympics, Horton-Perinchief was forced to retire in 2008 from diving through injuries, arthritis,{{cite web|url=https://www.royalgazette.com/swimming/sport/article/20190805/horton-perinchief-comes-full-circle-for/ |title=Horton-Perinchief comes full circle for |work=The Royal Gazette |access-date=14 February 2022}} and a cerebral cyst.
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Category:Bermudian female divers
Category:Olympic divers for Bermuda
Category:Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:People from Paget Parish
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Bermuda