Kelsie Ahbe

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Kelsie Ahbe
Personal information
NationalityCanadian-American
Born (1991-07-06) July 6, 1991 (age 32)
Akron, Ohio, United States
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight137 lb (62 kg)
Website https://olympic.ca/team-canada/kelsie-ahbe/
Sport
CountryCanada
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Pole vault
College team Indiana University Bloomington
Team Nike
Turned pro2015
Coached byJim Bemiller (2019)
Retired2020
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)
Medal record
Women's track and field
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Pole vault
World Championships
2017 London Pole vault
2019 Doha Pole vault
2015 Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Pole Vault
2019 Lima Pole Vault
NACAC Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 San José Pole Vault
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Athletics U20 Championships
2010 Moncton, Canada Pole Vault

Kelsie Elizabet Ahbe (born July 6, 1991 in Akron, Ohio) is an American-born Canadian pole vaulter.

Kelsie placed 12th at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, coached by Tim Mack, 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist. Kelsie competed in the 2017 and 2019 World Championships. She was coached by Jim Bemiller in 2019. He coached Tim Mack and Lawrence Johnson, among others. At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics she finished 7th competing for the United States. [1]

Domestically, she won the Canadian national championship in 2015. [2] She took silver at the 2015 NACAC Championships in Athletics and finished 5th at the 2015 Pan American Games. [3] [4]

She has the third best jump in Canadian woman's history. [5]

In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team. [6]

Athletics Canada published a retirement article with Kelsie Ahbe Holahan in January 2021.

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 22nd Pole vault 4.35 m (14 ft 3 in)
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 6th Pole vault 4.35 m (14 ft 3 in)
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 25thPole Vault NH @ 4.20 m (13 ft 9 in)
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12thPole Vault 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
2015 North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships San José, Costa Rica 2ndPole Vault 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 5thPole Vault 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2010 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 7thPole Vault 3.95 m (13 ft 0 in)
Canadian Track and Field Championships
2019 Canadian Track and Field Championships Montréal 2nd Pole vault 4.36 m (14 ft 4 in)
2017 Canadian Track and Field Championships Ottawa, Canada 3rd Pole vault 4.45 m (14 ft 7 in)
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials Edmonton, Canada 3rd Pole vault 4.35 m (14 ft 3 in)
2015 Canadian Track and Field Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st Pole vault 4.30 m (14 ft 1 in)
USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships
2010 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships Des Moines, Iowa 2nd Pole vault 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)

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