| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kelly Ann Marvane Doualla Edimo |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 20 November 2009 Pavia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinting |
| Club | CUS Pro Patria Milan |
| Coached by | Walter Monti |
Kelly Ann Marvane Doualla Edimo (born 20 November 2009) is an Italian sprinter. In 2025, she set a new European U18 best time for the 60 metres. [1]
She is a member of CUS Pro Patria Milan and trained by Walter Monti. [2]
In February 2024, at the age of 14 years-old, she ran 7.27 seconds for the 60 metres. [3] In April 2024, she ran the best Italian under-16 time in the 80 meters in Pavia with a run of 9.39 (+1.8 m/s). [4] That month, she also recorded a run of 11.70 seconds for the 100 meters at the Italian Student Championahips. [5] In Pescara in May 2024, she ran 11.52 for the 100 metres. [6]
She ran 7.23 seconds, the fastest ever 60 metres by a European U18, at the Memorial Giovannini, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Challenger meeting, in Ancona on 18 January 2025. [7] The previous European under-18 record was 7.24 seconds, by the Dutch sprinter N'Ketia Seedo. This also placed her fourth on the all-time senior Italian list behind only Zaynab Dosso, Marisa Masullo and Manuela Levorato. [8] .In Ancona, Feb. 8 runs the final of the Campionati Italiani Allievi with a time of 7.19. [9]
She was born in Pavia, Lombardy, to Cameroonian parents. [8] She was reportedly named after Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. [10]