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Keelin Godsey (born Kelly Godsey, January 2, 1984, in Massachusetts) was the first openly transgender athlete to compete for a spot on the United States Olympic team. [1] [2] [3] Godsey was assigned female at birth, has openly identified as male (they/he) since 2005, and competed in women's hammer throw competitions.
Godsey graduated in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in English from Bates College. [4]
Godsey won two national collegiate championships in the women's hammer throw. [4] They set the NCAA Division III record in the hammer throw twice (in 2005 and 2006), [5] a record which they still held as of May 2015. [4] They earned All-America status in four different throwing disciplines: shot put, weight throw, discus throw, and hammer throw. [4] They were named USTFCCCA New England Region track and field athlete of the year twice, [4] and was named to the NCAA Silver Anniversary Division III track and field championship team. [4]
At the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials for the 2008 summer Olympics, Godsey finished in eighth place in the hammer throw. [4]
In 2011, Godsey finished third at the USATF national championships, earning a spot on the U.S. team at the 2011 Pan Am Games, where they finished fifth in the hammer throw. [4]
At the U.S. Olympic trials for the London 2012 summer Olympics, Godsey placed fifth in the women's hammer throw competition at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, with a mark of 70.48 metres (231 ft 3 in), missing a spot on the three-member U.S. team by 0.29 metres (11 in). [6] [7] [8]
| Year | Performance | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 70.48 | Beaverton, Oregon | 21 June |
| 2011 | 68.90 | Eugene, Oregon | 25 June |
| 2010 | 64.20 | Cambridge, Massachusetts | 21 May |
| 2009 | 66.99 | Tucson, Arizona | 23 May |
| 2008 | 66.22 | Eugene, Oregon | 3 July |
| 2007 | 64.64 | Cambridge, Massachusetts | 13 July |
| 2006 | 62.92 | Lisle, Illinois | 26 May |
| 2005 | 62.82 | Jersey City, New Jersey | 20 May |
| 2004 | 60.41 | Springfield, Massachusetts | 1 May |
Source: [9]
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