Julie Hollman

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Julie Hollman
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born16 February 1977
Peterborough, England
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventheptathlon
Club Birchfield Harriers

Julie Caroline Hollman (born 16 February 1977) is an English former heptathlete who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Hollman grew up in Deeping St James, attending The Deepings School. Her sister Anne was also a heptathlete. Her mother Carol was a team manager at Peterborough Athletic Club. She has a BSC in Sports Science with Geography and Environmental Issues from Brunel University. [1]

Hollman, a member of Birchfield Harriers, finished second behind Clova Court in the heptathlon event at the 1997 AAA Championships [2] before becoming British heptathlon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 2000 AAA Championships. [3] [4] [5]

Hollman represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, finishing fifth [6] and finished fourteenth at the 2003 World Championships.

Hoolman represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne [7] MARCH sixth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. [8] before winning the 2008 England Athletics Championships. [9]

At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Hollman represented Great Britain and finished 32nd. [10]

She is the British record holder for the contested Women's Decathlon. Her personal best result is 6135 points, achieved in June 2002 in Götzis.

References

  1. ↑ "Brunel athletes head for Melbourne". Brunel University London . 3 February 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Athletics" . Birmingham Daily Post. 26 August 1997. Retrieved 1 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Weekend results" . The Scotsman. 14 August 2000. Retrieved 4 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Athletics" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 14 August 2000. Retrieved 4 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Manchester 2002 Team". Team England. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Melbourne 2006 Team". Team England. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  8. ↑ http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule%20and%20Results/By%20Sport/Athletics/Other/Combined%20events%20final%20results%20-%20AT17XXXXXXXXXX?ScheduleItemID=29047 2006 Commonwealth Games results - women's heptathlon]
  9. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
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