Jessica O'Connell

Jessica O'Connell

O'Connell at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1989-02-10) 10 February 1989 (age 36) Calgary, Alberta [1]
Education	University of Calgary [1] West Virginia University [1]
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in) [2]
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	5000 m
College team	West Virginia Mountaineers [3] [4]
Medal record Representing   Canada Pan American Games 2019 Lima 5000 m

Jessica O'Connell (born 10 February 1989) is a Canadian athlete competing primarily in long-distance events. ^[5] She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing ninth. ^[6]

In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team in the 5000 meter event. ^[7]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Canada
2007	Pan American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	4th	1500 m	4:27.84
			3rd	3000 m	9:56.33
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	16th (h)	1500 m	4:24.73
2010	NACAC U23 Championships	Miramar, United States	2nd	1500 m	4:25:78
			1st	5000 m	17:15:73
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	10th	5000 m	15:45.33
	Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	7th	3000 m	9:11.04 1
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	7th	5000 m	16:08.41
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	9th	3000 m	9:05.71
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	26th (h)	5000 m	15:51.18
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	25th (h)	5000 m	15:23.16
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	2nd	5000 m	15:50.96
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	2nd	5000 m	15:36.08

¹Representing the Americas

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 1500 metres – 4:10.61 (Burnaby BC 2019)
• One mile – 4:30.75 (Burnaby 2014)
• 3000 metres – 8:46.61 (Cork, Ireland 2018)
• 5000 metres – 15:06.44 (Palo Alto 2015)

Indoor

• 3000 metres – 8:46 50 (New York 2019) Canadian Record

References

1. Team Canada
2. Jessica O'Connell Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
3. "All-Time WVU Olympians". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
4. "Jessica O'Connell - Cross Country". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
5. Jessica O'Connell at World Athletics
6. Jessica O'Connell. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-22.
7. Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 11 July 2016.