Cassandra Kelly (athlete)

Cassandra Kelly

Personal information
Full name	Cassandra Lee Kelly
Born	(1963-06-29) 29 June 1963 (age 61)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Track and field
Events	Heptathlon pole vault hurdles
Achievements and titles
National finals	Heptathlon champion (1989, 1993) Pole vault champion (1996)

Cassandra Lee Kelly (born 29 June 1963) is a retired athlete from New Zealand. ^[1] She represented her country in pole vault, heptathlon and hurdles in two Commonwealth Games. ^[2]

In 1990, Kelly competed at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland in the 100m hurdles and the heptathlon, in which she was placed ninth. ^[3] That year, she was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. ^[4] Kelly competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in pole vault, finishing in seventh position. ^{[2] [5]} Kelly also competed at the Australian Track and Field Championships in 1990. ^[6] In 1996 she held the New Zealand record for women's pole vaulting.

References

1. "IAAF: Cassandra KELLY | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
2. "Cassandra Kelly | New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
3. "Athletics Heptathlon - Women Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
4. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 212. ISBN   0-908578-34-2.
5. "Cassandra Kelly". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
6. "Australian Championships - Women - 1990-91". athhistory.sportstg.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.