Tess Kirsopp-Cole

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Tess Kirsopp-Cole
Personal information
Born (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event 800m

Tess Kirsopp-Cole (born 2 December 1999) is an Australian athlete who in 2022 won the Oceania title in 800m and represented her country at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. [1]

Career

From Winchelsea South, Victoria, [2] as a junior Kirsopp-Cole competed as a sprinter and won state titles in 100m, 200m, and 400m races and became the national U17 champion in 400 metres. She also competed in equestrian events including dressage, show jumping and eventing. Unfortunately for her, she had a succession of health setbacks including a long process culminating in a diagnosis of Endometriosis in 2021, [3] and brain injuries sustained as a result from a fall from a horse. [4] Kirsopp-Cole came back to fitness and won the 800 metres race at the 2022 Oceania Championships, [5] and competed for her country at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon. [6]

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References

  1. "Tess Kirsopp-Cole". World Athletics.
  2. "Tess Kirsopp-Cole trains against horses in the rolling hills of her Winchelsea South property". Geelong Advertiser. 17 May 2016.
  3. "Tess Kirsopp-Cole". Athletics.com.
  4. "Runner Tess Kirsopp-Cole back in the saddle after recovering from horse accident that left her with brain injuries". Geelong Advertiser. 12 May 2016.
  5. "Kirsopp-Cole thwarts Hollingsworth 800-1500m double". worldathletics.org.
  6. "Australia's Catriona Bisset advances at world athletics championships after race fall, Peter Bol through to final". abc.net.au.