Jessica O'Connell

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Jessica O'Connell
Jessica O'Connell Rio2016.jpg
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]
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in) [2]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event 5000 m
College team West Virginia Mountaineers [3] [4]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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]

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

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2007 Pan American Junior Championships São Paulo, Brazil 4th1500 m4:27.84
3rd3000 m9:56.33
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 16th (h)1500 m 4:24.73
2010 NACAC U23 Championships Miramar, United States 2nd1500 m 4:25:78
1st5000 m 17:15:73
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 10th5000 m 15:45.33
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 7th3000 m 9:11.04 1
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 7th5000 m 16:08.41
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 9th3000 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 2nd5000 m 15:50.96
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 2nd5000 m 15:36.08

1Representing the Americas

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. 1 2 3 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 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  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.