Molly Killingbeck

Molly Killingbeck
Personal information
Born (1959-03-02) March 2, 1959
Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1984 Los Angeles4x400 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1982 Brisbane4 x400 m
Silver medal – second place1982 Brisbane4x100 m
Gold medal – first place1986 Edinburgh4x400 m
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1983 Caracas4x400 m
Silver medal – second place1987 Indianapolis4x400 m
Pacific Conference Games
Gold medal – first place1981 Christchurch4x100 m
Silver medal – second place1981 Christchurch400m
Bronze medal – third place1981 Christchurch4x400 m
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1983 Edmonton400 m
Silver medal – second place1983 Edmonton4x100 m
Silver medal – second place1983 Edmonton4x400m
Silver medal – second place1985 Kobe4x400m

Mary Elizabeth "Molly" Killingbeck (born March 2, 1959) is a Canadian athlete who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Canada, starting in 1984.

In 1981, Molly took the silver medal in the 400 metres at the Pacific Conference Games in New Zealand, she also took a gold in the 4 x 100 metre relay and a bronze in the 4 x 400 metre relay.

She won gold medals at the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth games as a member of the 4 x 400 metre relay team, and a silver as part of the 4 x 100 metre relay team in 1982. She also won 3 silver medals at the Summer Universiade in 1983 as a member of both of Canada's 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 metre relay teams, and in the individual 400 meter race, as well as 2 Pan Am Games silver medals in the 1983 and 1987 games in the 4 x 400 metre relay.

At the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S. she won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres with her teammates Charmaine Crooks, Jillian Richardson and Marita Payne.

Admission of doping

Killingbeck admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs at the Dubin Inquiry in 1989 and subsequently had her funding suspended.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Charles L. Dubin (1990). Commission of Inquiry Into the Use of Drugs and Banned Practices Intended to Increase Athletic Performance (PDF) (Report). Anti-Doping Knowledge Center. pp. 276, 580–581. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
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