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Madeleine Kelly

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Madeleine Kelly
Personal information
Born (1995-12-28) December 28, 1995 (age 28)
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Achievements and titles
Personal best800 meters: 1:59.71 (2022)
Medal record
Women's track and field
Representing  Canada

Madeleine Kelly (born December 28, 1995) is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in the middle-distance events.[1]

Career

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In July 2021, Kelly was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team in the women's 800 metres.[2][3][4] She placed fifth in her heat and did not advance to the semi-finals.[5]

She competed for Canada at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres in Glasgow.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Madeleine Kelly". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ Nichols, Paula (3 July 2021). "Team Canada to have 57 competitors in athletics at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ "57 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic track & field team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. ^ Dixon, Anthony (5 July 2021). "Pembroke's Madeleine Kelly joins Eganville's Melissa Bishop-Nriagu on Canada's Olympic team headed to Tokyo". Pembroke Daily Observer. Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ Dichter, Myles (July 29, 2021). "Canada's Melissa Bishop-Nriagu knocked out early in women's 800m heats".
  6. ^ "Women's 800m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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