Imogen Skelton

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Imogen Skelton
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (2000-10-15) 15 October 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 1.87m (Christchurch, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg NZ
Oceania Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Suva High jump

Imogen Skelton (born 15 October 2000) is a high jumper. She won the New Zealand national title in the high jump in 2024. [1]

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Early life

Skelton started athletics in primary school and joined Wellington Harriers Athletics Club when she was ten years-old. She attended Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in Wellington and was the New Zealand Secondary Schools junior girls high jump champion. [2] [3] She was named athlete of the year at the 2017 College Sports Wellington (CSW) Awards. [4]

Career

Skelton won the New Zealand U18 National High Jump title, came 2nd in the U20s at the same competition, in Dunedin in March 2016. [5] The following year she was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas. [3]

In March 2022 at the New Zealand Track & Field Championships in Hastings she cleared a new personal best height of 1.86 metres in finishing second behind Keeley O’Hagan. [6]

Skelton won the high jump at Whanganui’s Cooks Classic in January 2024, with a clearance of 1.80 metres. [7] In March 2024, she won the New Zealand national championship in tnr high jump with a clearance of 1.85 metres. [8]

In June 2024, she was a silver medalist in the high jump at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Fiji. [9]

Personal life

She attended the University of Auckland. [10]

References

  1. "Imogen Skelton". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. "Athletics: Five minutes with Imogen Skelton". NZHerald. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Imogen Skelton raising the bar for NZ at Youth Commonwealth Games". Collegesportmedia.co.nz. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. "Marsden students win at College Sport awards". Wellington.Scoop. November 8, 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  5. "Imogen Skelton - Excellent Athletics Season". Sporty.co.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. "Bing and Peeters fire on captivating day in Hastings". Athletics.org.nz. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. Tweed, Mike (27 January 2024). "Athletics: Sam Tanner and Rebekah Aitkenhead triumph at Whanganui's Cooks Classic". NZHerald. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. "Naomi Waite and High Jumpers raising the bar in Wellington". Sporty.co.nz. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. "Oceania Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. "2019 Blues Awards Winners". Auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 28 January 2024.