{{Short description|New Zealand athlete}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Fiona Docherty | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|9|1|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Taupō]] | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | other_names = | known_for = Running | party = | boards = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Fiona Docherty''' (born 1975) is a multi-sport athlete and runner from New Zealand.<ref name="Union 2018">{{Cite web|url=https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/fiona_docherty|title=Athlete Profile: Fiona Docherty {{!}} Triathlon.org|last=Union|first=International Triathlon|website=Triathlon.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Kids/FamousNewZealanders/Bevan/|title=Famous New Zealanders: Bevan Docherty - Kids - Christchurch City Libraries|website=christchurchcitylibraries.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref>
==Life== Docherty and her brother [[Bevan Docherty|Bevan]] grew up in [[Taupō]], 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/taupo-times/20120720/281513633272864|title=Family all behind Bevan Docherty |via=PressReader|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref>
Docherty competed in international triathlons and duathlons from 2002 to 2007.<ref name="Union 2018" /> One of her most successful races was her first attempt at the [[Powerman Zofingen]] long distance duathlon in Switzerland in 2003, which she won.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://endurancesport.co.nz/news/default.cfm?a=47|title=Docherty wins Zofingen long distance duathlon title {{!}} Endurance Sport New Zealand|website=endurancesport.co.nz|access-date=2018-02-24|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072628/http://www.endurancesport.co.nz/news/default.cfm?a=47|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2007, she was diagnosed with [[piriformis syndrome]] and underwent medical treatment. On recovery in late 2008, she decided to focus on running,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.slowtwitch.com/Features/Fiona_Docherty_switches_focus_to_running_720.html|title=Fiona Docherty switches focus to running|last=Slowtwitch.com|work=Slowtwitch.com|access-date=2018-02-24|language=en}}</ref> and in 2010 she decided to target marathon running.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/fiona-docherty-switches-to-marathons|title=Fiona Docherty Switches to Marathons|date=2010-05-10|work=Runner's World|access-date=2018-02-24|language=en}}</ref>
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