Madeleine Kelly

Madeleine Kelly
Personal information
Born (1995-12-28) December 28, 1995
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportTrack and field
Achievements and titles
Personal best800 meters: 1:59.71 (2022)

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

Career

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

  1. ↑ "Madeleine Kelly". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ Nichols, Paula (July 3, 2021). "Team Canada to have 57 competitors in athletics at Tokyo 2020". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "57 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic track & field team". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ Dixon, Anthony (July 5, 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 July 9, 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 March 1, 2024.
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