Jenny Kelly (athlete)

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Jenny Kelly
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born20 June 1970
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventheptathlon
ClubPeterborough & Nene Valley

Jennifer Kelly (born 20 June 1970) is an English former heptathlete.

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Biography

Kelly represented Great Britain at the 1988 World Junior Championships. [1]

Kelly finished third behind Joanne Mulliner in the heptathlon event at the 1990 AAA Championships [2] before competing in the 1990 European Championships.

She finished second behind Clova Court at the AAA Championships at the 1991 AAA Championships. [3]

At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, she represented England in the heptathlon event, she finished fifth at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. [4]

Her heptathlon best of 5826 points in 1994, still ranks her in the UK all-time top 20. She finished second again at the AAA Championships, this time behind Emma Beales at the 1995 AAA Championships. [2] [5]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada10th5459
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia— DNF
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada5th5658

References

  1. ↑ "Jenny Kelly". Power of 10. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Victoria 1994 Team". Team England. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "June" . Milton Keynes Citizen. 3 August 1995. Retrieved 29 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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